Mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 39.71 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 39.71 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands peaked at 39.71 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Marshall Islands 205th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands, 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 | 0.5618 per 100 people | — |
| 1995 | 0.5207 per 100 people | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7082 per 100 people | +36.0% |
| 1997 | 0.89 per 100 people | +25.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6489 per 100 people | -27.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8229 per 100 people | +26.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8816 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9565 per 100 people | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 1.07 per 100 people | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 1.16 per 100 people | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.24 per 100 people | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.27 per 100 people | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 31.13 per 100 people | +2348.0% |
| 2015 | 31.76 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 34.39 per 100 people | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 36.36 per 100 people | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 37.47 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 38.68 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 39.71 per 100 people | +2.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 39.71 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.08 per 100 people, 33% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 39.71 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 115.3 per 100 people, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +2348.0% | 1.27 per 100 people | 31.13 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 | 0.4153 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.89 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 per 100 people | 0.8816 per 100 people | 1.27 per 100 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 33.41 per 100 people | 31.13 per 100 people | 36.36 per 100 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 38.62 per 100 people | 37.47 per 100 people | 39.71 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 202 Mozambique 49.5 per 100 people compare
- 203 Djibouti 48.45 per 100 people compare
- 204 South Sudan 46.62 per 100 people compare
- 206 Central African Republic 38.82 per 100 people compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Marshall Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15,913 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,947 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0486 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.51 % change on previous year (2004)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,947 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3971 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 15,913 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands was 39.71 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 39.71 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Marshall Islands ranks 205th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.