Mobile cellular subscriptions in Angola
Angola: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 69.7 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Angola, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Angola recorded 69.7 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Angola peaked at 70.05 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Angola ranks 181st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Angola, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1965 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1975 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1976 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1977 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1978 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1979 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1982 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1983 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1984 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1985 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1986 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1987 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1988 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1989 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1993 | 0.0084 per 100 people | — |
| 1994 | 0.0135 per 100 people | +60.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0143 per 100 people | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0229 per 100 people | +60.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0474 per 100 people | +106.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0639 per 100 people | +34.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1512 per 100 people | +136.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1593 per 100 people | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4478 per 100 people | +181.0% |
| 2002 | 0.808 per 100 people | +80.4% |
| 2003 | 1.95 per 100 people | +141.4% |
| 2004 | 3.98 per 100 people | +104.0% |
| 2005 | 8.35 per 100 people | +109.9% |
| 2006 | 15.26 per 100 people | +82.7% |
| 2007 | 23.88 per 100 people | +56.5% |
| 2008 | 31.39 per 100 people | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 36.18 per 100 people | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 40.37 per 100 people | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 49.85 per 100 people | +23.5% |
| 2012 | 50.78 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 50.77 per 100 people | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 51.74 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 49.31 per 100 people | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 44.55 per 100 people | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 44.07 per 100 people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 42.46 per 100 people | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 45.81 per 100 people | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 43.78 per 100 people | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 44.39 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 66.6 per 100 people | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 70.05 per 100 people | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 69.7 per 100 people | -0.5% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 69.7 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.13 per 100 people, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 69.7 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0322 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.1512 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.24 per 100 people | 0.1593 per 100 people | 36.18 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.97 per 100 people | 40.37 per 100 people | 51.74 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9 per 100 people | 43.78 per 100 people | 70.05 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More infrastructure data for Angola
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.41 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 80,267 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2119 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 80,267 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.697 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 26.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Angola?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Angola was 69.7 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 70.05 per 100 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Angola rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Angola ranks 181st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.