Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) was 131 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is 131 per 100 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 131 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th out of 47 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 (per 100 people) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 | +674.8% |
| 1987 | 0.002 per 100 people | +84.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 per 100 people | +85.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0065 per 100 people | +75.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0116 per 100 people | +79.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0222 per 100 people | +90.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0438 per 100 people | +97.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0934 per 100 people | +113.4% |
| 1994 | 0.187 per 100 people | +100.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3916 per 100 people | +109.4% |
| 1996 | 0.687 per 100 people | +75.4% |
| 1997 | 1.14 per 100 people | +66.3% |
| 1998 | 1.77 per 100 people | +54.9% |
| 1999 | 3.05 per 100 people | +72.3% |
| 2000 | 5.84 per 100 people | +91.4% |
| 2001 | 9.96 per 100 people | +70.6% |
| 2002 | 14.36 per 100 people | +44.3% |
| 2003 | 18.86 per 100 people | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 24.03 per 100 people | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 28.68 per 100 people | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 34.43 per 100 people | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 43.35 per 100 people | +25.9% |
| 2008 | 53.32 per 100 people | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 61.7 per 100 people | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 71.07 per 100 people | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 81.13 per 100 people | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 89.98 per 100 people | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 97 per 100 people | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 102.09 per 100 people | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 102.2 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 108.6 per 100 people | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 115.1 per 100 people | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 119.9 per 100 people | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 127.8 per 100 people | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 125 per 100 people | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 126.2 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 126.8 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 128.1 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 129.5 per 100 people | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 131 per 100 people | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +674.8% | 0.0001 per 100 people | 0.0011 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 | 0.0014 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0065 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7399 per 100 people | 0.0116 per 100 people | 3.05 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.45 per 100 people | 5.84 per 100 people | 61.7 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.49 per 100 people | 71.07 per 100 people | 127.8 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.77 per 100 people | 125 per 100 people | 131 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 4 United Arab Emirates 203.21 per 100 people compare
- 5 Macao 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 Russia 186.1 per 100 people compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 183.88 per 100 people compare
- 10 South Africa 179.34 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 185.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0874 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 185.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 131 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 131 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.