Mobile cellular subscriptions in High income
High income: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 141.6 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in High income, 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions in High income stood at 141.6 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in High income peaked at 141.6 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
High income ranks 3rd 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 in High income, 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 | 0.0022 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 0.0073 per 100 people | +238.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0116 per 100 people | +58.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0177 per 100 people | +52.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0311 per 100 people | +75.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0719 per 100 people | +131.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1275 per 100 people | +77.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2209 per 100 people | +73.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3715 per 100 people | +68.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6257 per 100 people | +68.4% |
| 1990 | 0.921 per 100 people | +47.2% |
| 1991 | 1.31 per 100 people | +42.5% |
| 1992 | 1.83 per 100 people | +39.3% |
| 1993 | 2.61 per 100 people | +42.8% |
| 1994 | 4.1 per 100 people | +57.2% |
| 1995 | 6.49 per 100 people | +58.3% |
| 1996 | 10.15 per 100 people | +56.3% |
| 1997 | 14.37 per 100 people | +41.7% |
| 1998 | 20.71 per 100 people | +44.1% |
| 1999 | 30.48 per 100 people | +47.2% |
| 2015 | 122.7 per 100 people | +302.5% |
| 2016 | 123.3 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 122.9 per 100 people | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 124.2 per 100 people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 126.1 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 125.9 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 128.7 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 131.3 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 135.8 per 100 people | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 138.5 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 141.6 per 100 people | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in High income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +302.5% | 30.48 per 100 people | 122.7 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 | 0.1488 per 100 people | 0.0022 per 100 people | 0.6257 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3 per 100 people | 0.921 per 100 people | 30.48 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.84 per 100 people | 122.7 per 100 people | 126.1 per 100 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 133.63 per 100 people | 125.9 per 100 people | 141.6 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 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
- 6 Antigua and Barbuda 200.54 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for High income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.01 billion (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 398.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2795 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 398.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.01 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in High income?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in High income was 141.6 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 141.6 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does High income rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- High income ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income 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.