Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA total
IDA total: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 87.1 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA total, 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 87.1 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA total peaked at 88 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
IDA total ranks 38th 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 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 per 100 people | — |
| 1986 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1987 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1988 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1989 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990 | 0.0004 per 100 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.0012 per 100 people | +222.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 per 100 people | +104.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 per 100 people | +166.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0116 per 100 people | +79.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0187 per 100 people | +60.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0307 per 100 people | +64.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0558 per 100 people | +81.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1018 per 100 people | +82.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1919 per 100 people | +88.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3793 per 100 people | +97.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7717 per 100 people | +103.4% |
| 2002 | 1.42 per 100 people | +83.9% |
| 2003 | 2.29 per 100 people | +61.4% |
| 2004 | 4.13 per 100 people | +80.0% |
| 2005 | 7.4 per 100 people | +79.4% |
| 2006 | 13.91 per 100 people | +88.0% |
| 2007 | 21.64 per 100 people | +55.6% |
| 2008 | 31.04 per 100 people | +43.4% |
| 2009 | 37.08 per 100 people | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 43.56 per 100 people | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 50.63 per 100 people | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 56.56 per 100 people | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 62.62 per 100 people | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 68.42 per 100 people | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 70.7 per 100 people | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 71.8 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 72.5 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 76.5 per 100 people | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 80.4 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 82.8 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 84.4 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 86.6 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 88 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 86.7 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 87.1 per 100 people | +0.5% |
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 | 0.0421 per 100 people | 0.0004 per 100 people | 0.1919 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.01 per 100 people | 0.3793 per 100 people | 37.08 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.37 per 100 people | 43.56 per 100 people | 80.4 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.93 per 100 people | 82.8 per 100 people | 88 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More infrastructure data for IDA total
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.73 billion (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0111 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 22.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8712 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.73 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA total?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA total was 87.1 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 88 per 100 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does IDA total rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- IDA total ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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.