Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled was 1.38 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded 1.38 billion for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1.58 billion in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th of 47 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 612,370 | 3,010 | 2.56 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 203.29 million | 4.61 million | 703.99 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 billion | 956.96 million | 1.58 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.40 billion | 1.38 billion | 1.42 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More infrastructure data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.38 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 81.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 52.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 52.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8178 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 1.38 billion in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 billion in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.