Mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominica
Dominica: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 85.19 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominica, 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 Dominica is 85.19 per 100 people, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominica peaked at 158.13 per 100 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Dominica 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominica, 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 | 0.6665 per 100 people | — |
| 1997 | 0.8049 per 100 people | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9429 per 100 people | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 1.16 per 100 people | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 1.75 per 100 people | +50.4% |
| 2001 | 11.29 per 100 people | +544.6% |
| 2002 | 17.81 per 100 people | +57.7% |
| 2003 | 34.71 per 100 people | +94.9% |
| 2004 | 60.94 per 100 people | +75.6% |
| 2005 | 75.65 per 100 people | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 103.92 per 100 people | +37.4% |
| 2007 | 129.27 per 100 people | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 132.16 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 143.04 per 100 people | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 153.31 per 100 people | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 157.74 per 100 people | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 158.13 per 100 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 134.22 per 100 people | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 104.99 per 100 people | -21.8% |
| 2015 | 109.72 per 100 people | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 112.7 per 100 people | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 109.83 per 100 people | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 112.68 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 115.1 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 110.41 per 100 people | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 92.51 per 100 people | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 85.19 per 100 people | -7.9% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 85.19 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.08 per 100 people, 71% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 85.19 per 100 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 112.54 per 100 people, 76% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominica 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 | +544.6% | 1.75 per 100 people | 11.29 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 | 0.3579 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.16 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.05 per 100 people | 1.75 per 100 people | 143.04 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.84 per 100 people | 104.99 per 100 people | 158.13 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.04 per 100 people | 85.19 per 100 people | 110.41 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More infrastructure data for Dominica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 56,929 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,459 (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.1 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.111 units per person (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 17.26 % change on previous year (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,459 (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8519 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 56,929 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominica?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominica was 85.19 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 158.13 per 100 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Dominica rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Dominica ranks 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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.