Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) was 142.4 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 142.4 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 142.4 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in Europe & Central Asia (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 per 100 people | — |
| 1985 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1986 | 0.0001 per 100 people | — |
| 1987 | 0.0012 per 100 people | +1283.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 per 100 people | +91.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0037 per 100 people | +57.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0076 per 100 people | +103.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0119 per 100 people | +55.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0179 per 100 people | +50.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0291 per 100 people | +62.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0659 per 100 people | +126.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1637 per 100 people | +148.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3359 per 100 people | +105.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8173 per 100 people | +143.3% |
| 1998 | 1.76 per 100 people | +115.2% |
| 1999 | 3.84 per 100 people | +118.4% |
| 2000 | 7.61 per 100 people | +98.1% |
| 2001 | 11.66 per 100 people | +53.2% |
| 2002 | 17.27 per 100 people | +48.1% |
| 2003 | 25.5 per 100 people | +47.7% |
| 2004 | 41.24 per 100 people | +61.7% |
| 2005 | 62.14 per 100 people | +50.7% |
| 2006 | 81.46 per 100 people | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 95.8 per 100 people | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 108.54 per 100 people | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 117.73 per 100 people | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 122.28 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 120.03 per 100 people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 122.92 per 100 people | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 127.11 per 100 people | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 128.03 per 100 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 127.9 per 100 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 126.8 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 124.1 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 124.5 per 100 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 129 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 126.7 per 100 people | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 130.9 per 100 people | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 131.1 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 136.8 per 100 people | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 139.6 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 142.4 per 100 people | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in Europe & Central Asia (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +1283.8% | 0.0001 per 100 people | 0.0012 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 | 0.0007 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0037 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7049 per 100 people | 0.0076 per 100 people | 3.84 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9 per 100 people | 7.61 per 100 people | 117.73 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.27 per 100 people | 120.03 per 100 people | 129 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.58 per 100 people | 126.7 per 100 people | 142.4 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Fiji 574.15 per 100 people compare
- 2 Hong Kong 364.85 per 100 people compare
- 3 Montenegro 221.69 per 100 people compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 203.21 per 100 people compare
- 5 Macao 201.14 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 664.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1146 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 53.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.44 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 664.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 142.4 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 142.4 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.