Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 107.8 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total stood at 107.8 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 107.8 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places IDA & IBRD total 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, 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 IDA & IBRD total, 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 | 0.0001 per 100 people | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 per 100 people | +695.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 per 100 people | +127.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 per 100 people | +88.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 per 100 people | +94.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0079 per 100 people | +128.0% |
| 1991 | 0.016 per 100 people | +103.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0322 per 100 people | +101.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0627 per 100 people | +94.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1302 per 100 people | +107.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2544 per 100 people | +95.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4493 per 100 people | +76.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8206 per 100 people | +82.6% |
| 1998 | 1.34 per 100 people | +63.3% |
| 1999 | 2.42 per 100 people | +80.6% |
| 2000 | 4.37 per 100 people | +80.4% |
| 2001 | 6.8 per 100 people | +55.9% |
| 2002 | 9.46 per 100 people | +39.0% |
| 2003 | 12.82 per 100 people | +35.5% |
| 2004 | 17.75 per 100 people | +38.4% |
| 2005 | 24.23 per 100 people | +36.6% |
| 2006 | 32.25 per 100 people | +33.1% |
| 2007 | 41.16 per 100 people | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 51.23 per 100 people | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 60.38 per 100 people | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 70.29 per 100 people | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 78.57 per 100 people | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 83.13 per 100 people | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 88.15 per 100 people | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 91.56 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 92.1 per 100 people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 95.7 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 98 per 100 people | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 100 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 102.9 per 100 people | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 102.5 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 104.2 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 105.2 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 106.7 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 107 per 100 people | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 107.8 per 100 people | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +695.2% | 0.0001 per 100 people | 0.0004 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 | 0.0034 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5533 per 100 people | 0.0079 per 100 people | 2.42 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.05 per 100 people | 4.37 per 100 people | 60.38 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.04 per 100 people | 70.29 per 100 people | 102.9 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.57 per 100 people | 102.5 per 100 people | 107.8 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More infrastructure data for IDA & IBRD total
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.55 billion (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 443.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0633 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 443.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 7.55 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total was 107.8 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 107.8 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.