Mobile cellular subscriptions in Chad
Chad: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 72.93 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Chad, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Chad recorded 72.93 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Chad peaked at 72.93 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Chad ranks 174th 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 Chad, 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 per 100 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1997 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2000 | 0.0646 per 100 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.2499 per 100 people | +286.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3752 per 100 people | +50.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6851 per 100 people | +82.6% |
| 2004 | 1.24 per 100 people | +81.0% |
| 2005 | 2.03 per 100 people | +64.0% |
| 2006 | 4.35 per 100 people | +114.1% |
| 2007 | 8.29 per 100 people | +90.4% |
| 2008 | 13.94 per 100 people | +68.2% |
| 2009 | 19.18 per 100 people | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 23.35 per 100 people | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 28.74 per 100 people | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 33.32 per 100 people | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 33.32 per 100 people | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 37.01 per 100 people | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 37.32 per 100 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 36.96 per 100 people | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 40.76 per 100 people | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 43.23 per 100 people | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 45.94 per 100 people | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 50.43 per 100 people | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 58.03 per 100 people | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 65.44 per 100 people | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 70.19 per 100 people | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 72.93 per 100 people | +3.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 72.93 per 100 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 65.08 per 100 people, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 72.93 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +286.7% | 0.0646 per 100 people | 0.2499 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 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.04 per 100 people | 0.0646 per 100 people | 19.18 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.99 per 100 people | 23.35 per 100 people | 45.94 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4 per 100 people | 50.43 per 100 people | 72.93 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More infrastructure data for Chad
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.80 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 14.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Chad?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Chad was 72.93 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 72.93 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Chad ranks 174th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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.