Mobile cellular subscriptions in Middle income
Middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 108.26 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Middle income, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 108.26 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Middle income peaked at 108.26 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Middle income ranks 24th 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 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 | 0.0001 per 100 people | — |
| 1985 | 0.0001 per 100 people | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 per 100 people | +694.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 per 100 people | +126.9% |
| 1988 | 0.002 per 100 people | +83.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0037 per 100 people | +87.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0084 per 100 people | +126.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0167 per 100 people | +100.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0321 per 100 people | +91.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0625 per 100 people | +94.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1328 per 100 people | +112.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2671 per 100 people | +101.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4726 per 100 people | +77.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8531 per 100 people | +80.5% |
| 1998 | 1.36 per 100 people | +59.5% |
| 1999 | 2.43 per 100 people | +78.3% |
| 2000 | 4.4 per 100 people | +81.4% |
| 2001 | 6.86 per 100 people | +55.8% |
| 2002 | 9.47 per 100 people | +38.0% |
| 2003 | 12.66 per 100 people | +33.7% |
| 2004 | 17.05 per 100 people | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 23 per 100 people | +34.9% |
| 2006 | 30.82 per 100 people | +34.0% |
| 2007 | 39.88 per 100 people | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 50.1 per 100 people | +25.6% |
| 2009 | 59.51 per 100 people | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 70.3 per 100 people | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 79.76 per 100 people | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 84.43 per 100 people | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 89.43 per 100 people | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 92.82 per 100 people | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 94 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 98.46 per 100 people | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 101.57 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 103.84 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 107.09 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 106.6 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 108.17 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 108.26 per 100 people | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in 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 | +694.5% | 0.0001 per 100 people | 0.0005 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 | 0.0037 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5632 per 100 people | 0.0084 per 100 people | 2.43 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.38 per 100 people | 4.4 per 100 people | 59.51 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.17 per 100 people | 70.3 per 100 people | 107.09 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.68 per 100 people | 106.6 per 100 people | 108.26 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More infrastructure data for Middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.20 billion (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 415.79 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.26 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0707 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 415.79 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.05 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.20 billion (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Middle income?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Middle income was 108.26 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 108.26 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Middle income rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Middle income ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.