Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 183.88 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cote d'Ivoire, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 183.88 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 104.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 183.88 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 9th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cote d'Ivoire, 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 | 0.0915 per 100 people | — |
| 1997 | 0.2347 per 100 people | +156.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5751 per 100 people | +145.0% |
| 1999 | 1.57 per 100 people | +173.5% |
| 2000 | 2.67 per 100 people | +69.9% |
| 2001 | 4.01 per 100 people | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 5.51 per 100 people | +37.4% |
| 2003 | 6.7 per 100 people | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 8.54 per 100 people | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 11.71 per 100 people | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 19.79 per 100 people | +69.0% |
| 2007 | 35.51 per 100 people | +79.5% |
| 2008 | 48.57 per 100 people | +36.8% |
| 2009 | 59.93 per 100 people | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 69.37 per 100 people | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 75.47 per 100 people | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 77.13 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 81 per 100 people | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 90.12 per 100 people | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 100.64 per 100 people | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 105.62 per 100 people | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 118.75 per 100 people | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 123.1 per 100 people | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 132.57 per 100 people | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 138.66 per 100 people | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 150.34 per 100 people | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 161.23 per 100 people | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 171.99 per 100 people | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 183.88 per 100 people | +6.9% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 183.88 per 100 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.13 per 100 people, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 183.88 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cote d'Ivoire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +173.5% | 0.5751 per 100 people | 1.57 per 100 people |
| 1997 | +156.6% | 0.0915 per 100 people | 0.2347 per 100 people |
| 1998 | +145.0% | 0.2347 per 100 people | 0.5751 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 | 0.2474 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.57 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.29 per 100 people | 2.67 per 100 people | 59.93 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.38 per 100 people | 69.37 per 100 people | 132.57 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.22 per 100 people | 138.66 per 100 people | 183.88 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More infrastructure data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 58.72 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 244,702 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7663 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0077 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1289 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 244,702 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.84 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 58.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cote d'Ivoire was 183.88 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 183.88 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 9th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.