Mobile cellular subscriptions in Liberia
Liberia: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 32.06 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Liberia, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 32.06 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Liberia peaked at 78.38 per 100 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 210th of 214 countries 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 Liberia, 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 per 100 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1993 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1997 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2000 | 0.0512 per 100 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0663 per 100 people | +29.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1616 per 100 people | +143.6% |
| 2003 | 1.51 per 100 people | +837.5% |
| 2004 | 2.99 per 100 people | +97.4% |
| 2005 | 4.85 per 100 people | +62.1% |
| 2006 | 8.02 per 100 people | +65.5% |
| 2007 | 15.34 per 100 people | +91.3% |
| 2008 | 22.37 per 100 people | +45.8% |
| 2009 | 27.52 per 100 people | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 38.71 per 100 people | +40.7% |
| 2011 | 47.87 per 100 people | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 54.42 per 100 people | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 57.06 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 70.66 per 100 people | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 78.38 per 100 people | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 65.54 per 100 people | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 54.86 per 100 people | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 38.4 per 100 people | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 32.1 per 100 people | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 31.43 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 32.06 per 100 people | +2.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 32.06 per 100 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.08 per 100 people, 49% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 32.06 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +837.5% | 0.1616 per 100 people | 1.51 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 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.29 per 100 people | 0.0512 per 100 people | 27.52 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.21 per 100 people | 38.4 per 100 people | 78.38 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.86 per 100 people | 31.43 per 100 people | 32.1 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 207 Papua New Guinea 38.77 per 100 people compare
- 208 Kosovo 34.54 per 100 people compare
- 208 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 34.54 per 100 people compare
- 211 Northern Mariana Islands 32.02 per 100 people compare
- 212 North Korea 24.13 per 100 people compare
- 213 Micronesia (country) 19.99 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Liberia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.72 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,254 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1164 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,254 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3206 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.72 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Liberia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Liberia was 32.06 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.38 per 100 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Liberia ranks 210th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.