Mobile cellular subscriptions in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 89.9 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 89.9 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Lower middle income peaked at 93.6 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Lower middle income ranks 36th 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 Lower 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 per 100 people | — |
| 1986 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1987 | 0.0002 per 100 people | — |
| 1988 | 0.0002 per 100 people | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 per 100 people | +37.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 per 100 people | +102.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 per 100 people | +412.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 per 100 people | +59.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0097 per 100 people | +96.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0165 per 100 people | +69.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0487 per 100 people | +195.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0993 per 100 people | +104.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1802 per 100 people | +81.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2545 per 100 people | +41.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4321 per 100 people | +69.8% |
| 2015 | 81.8 per 100 people | +18830.5% |
| 2016 | 86.6 per 100 people | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 88.1 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 90.7 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 92.4 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 92.9 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.8 per 100 people | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.6 per 100 people | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 92.8 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 90.9 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 89.9 per 100 people | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +18830.5% | 0.4321 per 100 people | 81.8 per 100 people |
| 1991 | +412.0% | 0.0006 per 100 people | 0.0031 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 | 0.0001 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0003 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.105 per 100 people | 0.0006 per 100 people | 0.4321 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.92 per 100 people | 81.8 per 100 people | 92.4 per 100 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 92.15 per 100 people | 89.9 per 100 people | 93.6 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More infrastructure data for Lower middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.84 billion (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 94.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 94.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9646 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.84 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Lower middle income?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Lower middle income was 89.9 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Lower middle income ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower 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.