Mobile cellular subscriptions in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 104.4 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income is 104.4 per 100 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Low & middle income peaked at 104.4 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Low & middle income ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle 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 | 0.0001 per 100 people | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 per 100 people | +694.4% |
| 1987 | 0.001 per 100 people | +126.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 per 100 people | +83.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 per 100 people | +87.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0078 per 100 people | +126.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0156 per 100 people | +100.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0301 per 100 people | +93.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0587 per 100 people | +94.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1246 per 100 people | +112.2% |
| 1995 | 0.248 per 100 people | +99.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4383 per 100 people | +76.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7903 per 100 people | +80.3% |
| 1998 | 1.26 per 100 people | +59.4% |
| 1999 | 2.25 per 100 people | +78.2% |
| 2000 | 4.07 per 100 people | +81.4% |
| 2001 | 6.36 per 100 people | +56.1% |
| 2002 | 8.78 per 100 people | +38.2% |
| 2003 | 11.78 per 100 people | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 15.92 per 100 people | +35.2% |
| 2005 | 21.48 per 100 people | +35.0% |
| 2006 | 28.86 per 100 people | +34.3% |
| 2007 | 37.47 per 100 people | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 47.27 per 100 people | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 56.19 per 100 people | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 66.36 per 100 people | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 75.54 per 100 people | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 80.17 per 100 people | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 85.23 per 100 people | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 88.8 per 100 people | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 90.09 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 93.88 per 100 people | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 96.61 per 100 people | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 100.37 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 101.58 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 101.3 per 100 people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 103.02 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 104.4 per 100 people | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Low & middle income 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 | +694.4% | 0.0001 per 100 people | 0.0004 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 | 0.0007 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0034 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5219 per 100 people | 0.0078 per 100 people | 2.25 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.82 per 100 people | 4.07 per 100 people | 56.19 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.86 per 100 people | 66.36 per 100 people | 101.58 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.91 per 100 people | 101.3 per 100 people | 104.4 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More infrastructure data for Low & middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.51 billion (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 417.49 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.81 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0633 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 417.49 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9876 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.51 billion (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Low & middle income?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Low & middle income was 104.4 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 104.4 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Low & middle income rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Low & middle income ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.