Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru
Nauru: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 87.17 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 87.17 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru peaked at 88.79 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Nauru 162nd 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 Nauru, 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 | 1.47 per 100 people | — |
| 1994 | 4.38 per 100 people | +198.6% |
| 1995 | 4.85 per 100 people | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 5.8 per 100 people | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 7.24 per 100 people | +24.8% |
| 1998 | 8.19 per 100 people | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 9.63 per 100 people | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 11.8 per 100 people | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 14.81 per 100 people | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 61.73 per 100 people | +316.9% |
| 2011 | 66.35 per 100 people | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 66.23 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 85.81 per 100 people | +29.6% |
| 2016 | 88.79 per 100 people | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 88.31 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.3 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 85.89 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.4 per 100 people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 87.17 per 100 people | +2.1% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 87.17 per 100 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 125.74 per 100 people, 69% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 87.17 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 115.3 per 100 people, 76% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +316.9% | 14.81 per 100 people | 61.73 per 100 people |
| 1994 | +198.6% | 1.47 per 100 people | 4.38 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 | 4.16 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 9.63 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3 per 100 people | 11.8 per 100 people | 14.81 per 100 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.65 per 100 people | 61.73 per 100 people | 88.79 per 100 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 86.15 per 100 people | 85.4 per 100 people | 87.17 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More infrastructure data for Nauru
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10,287 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8717 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 10,287 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru was 87.17 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 88.79 per 100 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Nauru rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Nauru ranks 162nd out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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.