Mobile cellular subscriptions in OECD members
OECD members: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 122.31 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 122.31 per 100 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in OECD members peaked at 122.31 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places OECD members 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 OECD members, 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 | 0.0023 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 0.008 per 100 people | +244.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0124 per 100 people | +54.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0189 per 100 people | +52.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0328 per 100 people | +73.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0756 per 100 people | +130.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1321 per 100 people | +74.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2288 per 100 people | +73.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3852 per 100 people | +68.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6443 per 100 people | +67.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9607 per 100 people | +49.1% |
| 1991 | 1.36 per 100 people | +41.9% |
| 1992 | 1.89 per 100 people | +39.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7 per 100 people | +42.4% |
| 1994 | 4.26 per 100 people | +58.0% |
| 1995 | 6.75 per 100 people | +58.4% |
| 1996 | 10.55 per 100 people | +56.2% |
| 1997 | 14.92 per 100 people | +41.5% |
| 1998 | 21.36 per 100 people | +43.1% |
| 1999 | 31.36 per 100 people | +46.8% |
| 2000 | 44.01 per 100 people | +40.3% |
| 2001 | 52.23 per 100 people | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 57.29 per 100 people | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 62.91 per 100 people | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 70.19 per 100 people | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 78.27 per 100 people | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 86.13 per 100 people | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 94.07 per 100 people | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 98.56 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 100.34 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 101.85 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 105.33 per 100 people | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 108.02 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 109.86 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 111.13 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 111.74 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 113.06 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 114.14 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 115.71 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 116.86 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 116.85 per 100 people | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 119.66 per 100 people | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 122.31 per 100 people | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +244.7% | 0.0023 per 100 people | 0.008 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 | 0.1541 per 100 people | 0.0023 per 100 people | 0.6443 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.61 per 100 people | 0.9607 per 100 people | 31.36 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.4 per 100 people | 44.01 per 100 people | 100.34 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.77 per 100 people | 101.85 per 100 people | 116.86 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.6 per 100 people | 116.85 per 100 people | 122.31 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More infrastructure data for OECD members
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.69 billion (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 429.13 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 31.35 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3113 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 429.13 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.69 billion (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in OECD members?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in OECD members was 122.31 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 122.31 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does OECD members rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- OECD members ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.