Mobile cellular subscriptions in Euro area
Euro area: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 123.5 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Euro area, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 123.5 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Euro area peaked at 123.5 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Euro area 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Euro area, 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 | 0.0077 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 0.0093 per 100 people | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0111 per 100 people | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0157 per 100 people | +41.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0204 per 100 people | +29.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0333 per 100 people | +63.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0545 per 100 people | +63.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0888 per 100 people | +62.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1527 per 100 people | +72.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2503 per 100 people | +63.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4345 per 100 people | +73.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7105 per 100 people | +63.5% |
| 1992 | 1.03 per 100 people | +45.3% |
| 1993 | 1.6 per 100 people | +54.7% |
| 1994 | 2.5 per 100 people | +56.3% |
| 1995 | 4.09 per 100 people | +63.9% |
| 1996 | 7.14 per 100 people | +74.6% |
| 1997 | 12.5 per 100 people | +75.0% |
| 1998 | 21.79 per 100 people | +74.3% |
| 1999 | 37.48 per 100 people | +72.0% |
| 2000 | 58.99 per 100 people | +57.4% |
| 2001 | 71.67 per 100 people | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 76.7 per 100 people | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 82.79 per 100 people | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 89.58 per 100 people | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 98.83 per 100 people | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 107.06 per 100 people | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 117.1 per 100 people | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 122.03 per 100 people | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 121.22 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 117.4 per 100 people | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 120.4 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 121.73 per 100 people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 122.7 per 100 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 121 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 120.34 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 121.39 per 100 people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 122.79 per 100 people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 122.5 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 122.05 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 121.43 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 123.01 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 123.5 per 100 people | +0.4% |
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 | 0.0644 per 100 people | 0.0077 per 100 people | 0.2503 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.93 per 100 people | 0.4345 per 100 people | 37.48 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.6 per 100 people | 58.99 per 100 people | 122.03 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.23 per 100 people | 117.4 per 100 people | 122.79 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.65 per 100 people | 121.43 per 100 people | 123.5 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More infrastructure data for Euro area
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 424.06 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 142.04 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.34 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4005 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 142.04 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 424.06 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Euro area?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Euro area was 123.5 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 123.5 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Euro area rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Euro area ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area 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.