Mobile cellular subscriptions in Curacao
Curacao: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 93.8 per 100 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Curacao, 2009–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 93.8 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Curacao peaked at 130.1 per 100 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 90.66 per 100 people, in 2021.
Curacao ranks 152nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Curacao, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 129.05 per 100 people | — |
| 2010 | 130.05 per 100 people | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 130.1 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 127.23 per 100 people | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 124.76 per 100 people | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 116.69 per 100 people | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 114.33 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 111.24 per 100 people | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 111.08 per 100 people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 102.65 per 100 people | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 97.2 per 100 people | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 91.88 per 100 people | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 90.66 per 100 people | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 92.73 per 100 people | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 93.8 per 100 people | +1.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 93.8 per 100 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 125.74 per 100 people, 75% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 93.8 per 100 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 112.54 per 100 people, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 129.05 per 100 people | 129.05 per 100 people | 129.05 per 100 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 116.53 per 100 people | 97.2 per 100 people | 130.1 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.27 per 100 people | 90.66 per 100 people | 93.8 per 100 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More infrastructure data for Curacao
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 173,926 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45,974 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 24.79 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2973 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 173,926 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Curacao?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Curacao was 93.8 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 130.1 per 100 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.66 per 100 people in 2021.
- How does Curacao rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Curacao ranks 152nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.