Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga

Tonga: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled was 64,838 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
64,838
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
196th
of 213 countries
All-time high
107,938
in 2017
All-time low
0
in 1960
Years of data
51
1960–2022

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga, 1960–2022

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196019912022

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Tonga recorded 64,838 for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga peaked at 107,938 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.

That places Tonga 196th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga, 1960 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1960 0 —
1965 0 —
1970 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 0 —
1992 0 —
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 300 —
1996 302 +0.7%
1997 120 -60.3%
1998 130 +8.3%
1999 140 +7.7%
2000 180 +28.6%
2001 236 +31.1%
2002 3,354 +1321.2%
2003 11,200 +233.9%
2004 16,400 +46.4%
2005 29,872 +82.1%
2006 30,051 +0.6%
2007 46,525 +54.8%
2008 50,472 +8.5%
2009 53,000 +5.0%
2010 54,300 +2.5%
2011 55,000 +1.3%
2012 56,000 +1.8%
2013 57,500 +2.7%
2014 68,000 +18.3%
2015 73,493 +8.1%
2016 80,000 +8.9%
2017 107,938 +34.9%
2018 107,938 +0.0%
2019 62,104 -42.5%
2020 62,000 -0.2%
2021 64,328 +3.8%
2022 64,838 +0.8%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 64,838 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 million, 1% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 64,838 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.10 million, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +1321.2% 236 3,354
2003 +233.9% 3,354 11,200
2005 +82.1% 16,400 29,872
1997 -60.3% 302 120

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 0 0 2
1970s 0 0 0 6
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 99.2 0 302 10
2000s 24,129 180 53,000 10
2010s 72,227 54,300 107,938 10
2020s 63,722 62,000 64,838 3

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 193 United States Virgin Islands 79,121 compare
  2. 194 Kiribati 72,000 compare
  3. 195 Greenland 66,425 compare
  4. 197 Bermuda 62,488 compare
  5. 198 Faroe Islands 57,146 compare
  6. 199 Dominica 56,929 compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga?
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga was 64,838 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 107,938 in 2017.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
How does Tonga rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
Tonga ranks 196th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tonga 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.

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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.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,119 data points, 1960–2025
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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.