Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini
Eswatini: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 139.83 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 139.83 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini peaked at 139.83 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Eswatini 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, 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 Eswatini, 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 | 0.4676 per 100 people | — |
| 1999 | 1.37 per 100 people | +194.0% |
| 2000 | 3.17 per 100 people | +130.5% |
| 2001 | 5.23 per 100 people | +65.1% |
| 2002 | 6.42 per 100 people | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 7.97 per 100 people | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 13.51 per 100 people | +69.6% |
| 2005 | 18.54 per 100 people | +37.2% |
| 2006 | 23.05 per 100 people | +24.4% |
| 2007 | 34.84 per 100 people | +51.1% |
| 2008 | 48.42 per 100 people | +39.0% |
| 2009 | 60.12 per 100 people | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 65.29 per 100 people | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 68.57 per 100 people | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 71.63 per 100 people | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 79.03 per 100 people | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 80.68 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 82.34 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 86.56 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 88.71 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 89.2 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.05 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 104.75 per 100 people | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 118.63 per 100 people | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 121.49 per 100 people | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 128.4 per 100 people | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 139.83 per 100 people | +8.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 139.83 per 100 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.13 per 100 people, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 139.83 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +194.0% | 0.4676 per 100 people | 1.37 per 100 people |
| 2000 | +130.5% | 1.37 per 100 people | 3.17 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 | 0.1842 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.37 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.13 per 100 people | 3.17 per 100 people | 60.12 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.31 per 100 people | 65.29 per 100 people | 91.05 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.62 per 100 people | 104.75 per 100 people | 139.83 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More infrastructure data for Eswatini
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35,641 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.87 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 35,641 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini was 139.83 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 139.83 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Eswatini rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Eswatini ranks 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.