Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eritrea
Eritrea: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 59.12 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eritrea, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 59.12 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 488.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Eritrea peaked at 59.12 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Eritrea 196th 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 Eritrea, 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 per 100 people | — |
| 1997 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2004 | 0.7697 per 100 people | — |
| 2005 | 1.52 per 100 people | +97.4% |
| 2006 | 2.29 per 100 people | +50.9% |
| 2007 | 3.07 per 100 people | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 3.86 per 100 people | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 4.89 per 100 people | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 6.29 per 100 people | +28.7% |
| 2011 | 8.07 per 100 people | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 10.05 per 100 people | +24.6% |
| 2013 | 11.54 per 100 people | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 13.49 per 100 people | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 15.3 per 100 people | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 16.19 per 100 people | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 22.06 per 100 people | +36.2% |
| 2019 | 40.46 per 100 people | +83.4% |
| 2020 | 54.72 per 100 people | +35.2% |
| 2021 | 53.76 per 100 people | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 59.12 per 100 people | +10.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 59.12 per 100 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.08 per 100 people, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 59.12 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 4.89 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.94 per 100 people | 6.29 per 100 people | 40.46 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 55.87 per 100 people | 53.76 per 100 people | 59.12 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More infrastructure data for Eritrea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.02 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 68,216 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.02 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 68,216 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.02 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Eritrea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eritrea was 59.12 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 59.12 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Eritrea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Eritrea ranks 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 488.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.