Mobile cellular subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions was 117.7 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 117.7 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 117.7 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 14th out of 45 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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 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 | 0.0004 per 100 people | — |
| 1989 | 0.0028 per 100 people | +606.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0207 per 100 people | +630.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0515 per 100 people | +149.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1062 per 100 people | +105.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1817 per 100 people | +71.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3828 per 100 people | +110.7% |
| 1995 | 0.688 per 100 people | +79.7% |
| 1996 | 1.2 per 100 people | +75.1% |
| 1997 | 2.4 per 100 people | +99.0% |
| 1998 | 3.82 per 100 people | +59.5% |
| 1999 | 7.06 per 100 people | +84.7% |
| 2000 | 11.2 per 100 people | +58.6% |
| 2001 | 14.73 per 100 people | +31.5% |
| 2002 | 17.73 per 100 people | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 22.17 per 100 people | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 30.75 per 100 people | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 42.13 per 100 people | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 52.5 per 100 people | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 65.05 per 100 people | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 78.21 per 100 people | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 86.52 per 100 people | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 95.85 per 100 people | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 104.92 per 100 people | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 109.55 per 100 people | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 115.91 per 100 people | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 115.41 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 111.56 per 100 people | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 110.18 per 100 people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 106.98 per 100 people | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 105.42 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 102.94 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 103.2 per 100 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 109.3 per 100 people | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 110.4 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 113 per 100 people | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 115.3 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 117.7 per 100 people | +2.1% |
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 | 0.0003 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0028 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 per 100 people | 0.0207 per 100 people | 7.06 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.1 per 100 people | 11.2 per 100 people | 86.52 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.87 per 100 people | 95.85 per 100 people | 115.91 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.48 per 100 people | 103.2 per 100 people | 117.7 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 704.00 million (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 117.7 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 117.7 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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.