Mobile cellular subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 124.68 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics is 124.68 per 100 people, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 131.77 per 100 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics, 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 | 0.0026 per 100 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.0117 per 100 people | +348.7% |
| 1992 | 0.041 per 100 people | +249.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1001 per 100 people | +144.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2651 per 100 people | +164.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5024 per 100 people | +89.5% |
| 1996 | 1.11 per 100 people | +121.1% |
| 1997 | 2.85 per 100 people | +156.8% |
| 1998 | 5.72 per 100 people | +100.5% |
| 1999 | 10.9 per 100 people | +90.5% |
| 2000 | 20.67 per 100 people | +89.7% |
| 2001 | 32.4 per 100 people | +56.7% |
| 2002 | 44.05 per 100 people | +36.0% |
| 2003 | 53.96 per 100 people | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 67.64 per 100 people | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 82.06 per 100 people | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 96.95 per 100 people | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 111.16 per 100 people | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 119.09 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 119.69 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 121.74 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 124.8 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 129.36 per 100 people | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 131.77 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 130.86 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 126.08 per 100 people | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 125 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 122.13 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 119.83 per 100 people | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 120.79 per 100 people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 121.62 per 100 people | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 124.4 per 100 people | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 124.68 per 100 people | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +348.7% | 0.0026 per 100 people | 0.0117 per 100 people |
| 1992 | +249.9% | 0.0117 per 100 people | 0.041 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 | 2.15 per 100 people | 0.0026 per 100 people | 10.9 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.77 per 100 people | 20.67 per 100 people | 119.69 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.24 per 100 people | 119.83 per 100 people | 131.77 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.57 per 100 people | 121.62 per 100 people | 124.68 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 8 Russia 186.1 per 100 people compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 183.88 per 100 people compare
- 10 South Africa 179.34 per 100 people compare
- 11 Japan 178.43 per 100 people compare
- 12 Israel 177.39 per 100 people compare
- 13 El Salvador 176.52 per 100 people compare
- 14 Colombia 174.09 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.27 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.39 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1538 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15.39 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 130.27 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics was 124.68 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 131.77 per 100 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.