Mobile cellular subscriptions in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 126.75 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2022
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 Late-demographic dividend is 126.75 per 100 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 126.75 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Late-demographic dividend 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Late-demographic dividend, 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 | 0.0001 per 100 people | — |
| 1983 | 0.0002 per 100 people | +50.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 per 100 people | +36.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 per 100 people | +67.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 per 100 people | +324.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 per 100 people | +79.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0057 per 100 people | +54.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0098 per 100 people | +70.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0167 per 100 people | +70.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0285 per 100 people | +70.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0529 per 100 people | +85.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1092 per 100 people | +106.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2253 per 100 people | +106.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4647 per 100 people | +106.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8062 per 100 people | +73.5% |
| 1997 | 1.43 per 100 people | +77.0% |
| 1998 | 2.33 per 100 people | +63.3% |
| 1999 | 4.11 per 100 people | +76.6% |
| 2000 | 7.39 per 100 people | +79.7% |
| 2001 | 11.85 per 100 people | +60.3% |
| 2002 | 16.8 per 100 people | +41.8% |
| 2003 | 22.35 per 100 people | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 29.92 per 100 people | +33.9% |
| 2005 | 38.11 per 100 people | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 45.93 per 100 people | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 55.47 per 100 people | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 65.62 per 100 people | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 74.77 per 100 people | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 83.37 per 100 people | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 91.06 per 100 people | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 98.7 per 100 people | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 105.49 per 100 people | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 109.21 per 100 people | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 107.64 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 110.46 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 113.6 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 122.71 per 100 people | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 125.41 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 123.57 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 125.81 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 126.75 per 100 people | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Late-demographic dividend 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 | +324.2% | 0.0005 per 100 people | 0.0021 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 | 0.0022 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0098 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9573 per 100 people | 0.0167 per 100 people | 4.11 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.82 per 100 people | 7.39 per 100 people | 74.77 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.76 per 100 people | 83.37 per 100 people | 125.41 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.38 per 100 people | 123.57 per 100 people | 126.75 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 6 Antigua and Barbuda 200.54 per 100 people compare
- 7 Libya 192.97 per 100 people compare
- 8 Russia 186.1 per 100 people compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 183.88 per 100 people compare
- 10 South Africa 179.34 per 100 people compare
- 11 Japan 178.43 per 100 people compare
- 12 Israel 177.39 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Late-demographic dividend
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.99 billion (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 267.08 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.38 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 267.08 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.29 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.99 billion (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Late-demographic dividend?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Late-demographic dividend was 126.75 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 126.75 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.