Mobile cellular subscriptions in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 109.54 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Azerbaijan, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Azerbaijan stood at 109.54 per 100 people.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Azerbaijan peaked at 109.68 per 100 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Azerbaijan ranks 120th of 214 countries 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 in Azerbaijan, 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 per 100 people | — |
| 1994 | 0.0064 per 100 people | — |
| 1995 | 0.0761 per 100 people | +1089.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2139 per 100 people | +181.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5 per 100 people | +133.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8083 per 100 people | +61.7% |
| 1999 | 4.57 per 100 people | +465.0% |
| 2000 | 5.14 per 100 people | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 8.85 per 100 people | +72.0% |
| 2002 | 9.54 per 100 people | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 12.58 per 100 people | +31.9% |
| 2004 | 17.16 per 100 people | +36.3% |
| 2005 | 26.08 per 100 people | +52.0% |
| 2006 | 38.15 per 100 people | +46.3% |
| 2007 | 51.19 per 100 people | +34.2% |
| 2008 | 73.22 per 100 people | +43.0% |
| 2009 | 85.75 per 100 people | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 99.49 per 100 people | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 109.33 per 100 people | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 107.99 per 100 people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 106.58 per 100 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 109.57 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 109.68 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 103.25 per 100 people | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 101.59 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 102.99 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 106.33 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 101.6 per 100 people | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 105.69 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 107.51 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 107.69 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 109.54 per 100 people | +1.7% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 109.54 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.08 per 100 people, 91% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 109.54 per 100 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 122.78 per 100 people, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Azerbaijan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +1089.7% | 0.0064 per 100 people | 0.0761 per 100 people |
| 1999 | +465.0% | 0.8083 per 100 people | 4.57 per 100 people |
| 1996 | +181.2% | 0.0761 per 100 people | 0.2139 per 100 people |
| 1997 | +133.8% | 0.2139 per 100 people | 0.5 per 100 people |
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 | 0.6172 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 4.57 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.77 per 100 people | 5.14 per 100 people | 85.75 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.68 per 100 people | 99.49 per 100 people | 109.68 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.41 per 100 people | 101.6 per 100 people | 109.54 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 117 Uzbekistan 110.49 per 100 people compare
- 118 Comoros 109.86 per 100 people compare
- 119 Turks and Caicos Islands 109.75 per 100 people compare
- 121 Norway 109.35 per 100 people compare
- 122 Zambia 108.7 per 100 people compare
- 123 North Macedonia 108.39 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Azerbaijan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.32 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.33 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1299 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -18.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Azerbaijan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Azerbaijan was 109.54 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 109.68 per 100 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 120th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.