Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions was 129.8 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2025
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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 129.8 per 100 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 129.8 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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 | 0.0001 per 100 people | — |
| 1985 | 0.0001 per 100 people | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 per 100 people | +674.9% |
| 1987 | 0.002 per 100 people | +84.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 per 100 people | +85.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 per 100 people | +75.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0115 per 100 people | +79.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0219 per 100 people | +90.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0432 per 100 people | +97.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0922 per 100 people | +113.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1845 per 100 people | +100.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3865 per 100 people | +109.4% |
| 1996 | 0.678 per 100 people | +75.4% |
| 1997 | 1.13 per 100 people | +66.3% |
| 1998 | 1.75 per 100 people | +54.9% |
| 1999 | 3.01 per 100 people | +72.3% |
| 2000 | 5.76 per 100 people | +91.4% |
| 2001 | 9.83 per 100 people | +70.6% |
| 2002 | 14.18 per 100 people | +44.3% |
| 2003 | 18.62 per 100 people | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 23.72 per 100 people | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 28.32 per 100 people | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 33.99 per 100 people | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 42.8 per 100 people | +25.9% |
| 2008 | 52.65 per 100 people | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 60.93 per 100 people | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 70.21 per 100 people | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 80.18 per 100 people | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 88.95 per 100 people | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 95.92 per 100 people | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 100.98 per 100 people | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 101.51 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 107.88 per 100 people | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 114.3 per 100 people | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 120.39 per 100 people | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 126.85 per 100 people | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 123.8 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 124.9 per 100 people | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 125.5 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 126.9 per 100 people | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 128.2 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 129.8 per 100 people | +1.2% |
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 | 0.0013 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0064 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7303 per 100 people | 0.0115 per 100 people | 3.01 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.08 per 100 people | 5.76 per 100 people | 60.93 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.72 per 100 people | 70.21 per 100 people | 126.85 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.52 per 100 people | 123.8 per 100 people | 129.8 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 5 Macau, China 201.14 per 100 people compare
- 6 Antigua and Barbuda 200.54 per 100 people compare
- 7 Libya 192.97 per 100 people compare
- 8 Russian Federation 186.1 per 100 people compare
- 9 Côte 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
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 186.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0868 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 186.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.79 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 129.8 per 100 people in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 129.8 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.