Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA blend
IDA blend: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 84.2 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA blend, 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA blend is 84.2 per 100 people, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA blend peaked at 95.5 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
IDA blend ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA blend, 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 | 0.0008 per 100 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.003 per 100 people | +292.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 per 100 people | +67.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0089 per 100 people | +80.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0142 per 100 people | +59.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0209 per 100 people | +47.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0328 per 100 people | +56.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0585 per 100 people | +78.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0876 per 100 people | +49.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1674 per 100 people | +91.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2961 per 100 people | +76.9% |
| 2001 | 0.749 per 100 people | +153.0% |
| 2002 | 1.59 per 100 people | +112.0% |
| 2003 | 2.44 per 100 people | +53.8% |
| 2004 | 4.95 per 100 people | +102.7% |
| 2005 | 9.76 per 100 people | +97.2% |
| 2006 | 19.21 per 100 people | +96.8% |
| 2007 | 29.29 per 100 people | +52.5% |
| 2008 | 42.54 per 100 people | +45.2% |
| 2009 | 48.28 per 100 people | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 54.22 per 100 people | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 59.02 per 100 people | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 64.4 per 100 people | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 68.75 per 100 people | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 71.72 per 100 people | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 70.3 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 72.2 per 100 people | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 71.9 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 77.5 per 100 people | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 83.2 per 100 people | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 90.4 per 100 people | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 90.9 per 100 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.5 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 95.3 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 88.2 per 100 people | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 84.2 per 100 people | -4.5% |
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 | 0.0399 per 100 people | 0.0008 per 100 people | 0.1674 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.91 per 100 people | 0.2961 per 100 people | 48.28 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.32 per 100 people | 54.22 per 100 people | 83.2 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.75 per 100 people | 84.2 per 100 people | 95.5 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More infrastructure data for IDA blend
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 581.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 10.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8423 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 581.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA blend?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA blend was 84.2 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does IDA blend rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- IDA blend ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.