Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members
OECD members: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled was 1.69 billion in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members is 1.69 billion, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members peaked at 1.69 billion in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
OECD members ranks 15th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 23,482 | — |
| 1981 | 63,585 | +170.8% |
| 1982 | 99,179 | +56.0% |
| 1983 | 145,291 | +46.5% |
| 1984 | 311,566 | +114.4% |
| 1985 | 736,224 | +136.3% |
| 1986 | 1.40 million | +90.6% |
| 1987 | 2.45 million | +74.5% |
| 1988 | 4.16 million | +69.8% |
| 1989 | 7.01 million | +68.7% |
| 1990 | 10.60 million | +51.1% |
| 1991 | 15.18 million | +43.2% |
| 1992 | 21.29 million | +40.3% |
| 1993 | 30.57 million | +43.6% |
| 1994 | 48.72 million | +59.4% |
| 1995 | 77.80 million | +59.7% |
| 1996 | 122.53 million | +57.5% |
| 1997 | 174.75 million | +42.6% |
| 1998 | 252.03 million | +44.2% |
| 1999 | 372.80 million | +47.9% |
| 2000 | 527.12 million | +41.4% |
| 2001 | 630.32 million | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 696.37 million | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 770.45 million | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 866.05 million | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 973.05 million | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 1.08 billion | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 1.19 billion | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 1.25 billion | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.29 billion | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.31 billion | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.37 billion | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.41 billion | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.45 billion | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.47 billion | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.49 billion | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.52 billion | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.54 billion | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.57 billion | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.59 billion | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.60 billion | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.64 billion | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.69 billion | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +170.8% | 23,482 | 63,585 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.64 million | 23,482 | 7.01 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 112.63 million | 10.60 million | 372.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 926.79 million | 527.12 million | 1.29 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 billion | 1.31 billion | 1.59 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 billion | 1.60 billion | 1.69 billion | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More infrastructure data for OECD members
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.69 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.31 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 429.13 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 31.35 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3113 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 429.13 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members was 1.69 billion in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 billion in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does OECD members rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- OECD members ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.