Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 76.18 per 100 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states, 1960–2021
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 76.18 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states peaked at 86.86 per 100 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Pacific island small states 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, 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 Pacific island small states, 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 | 0.0082 per 100 people | — |
| 1994 | 0.11 per 100 people | +1241.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1928 per 100 people | +75.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2874 per 100 people | +49.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4237 per 100 people | +47.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6003 per 100 people | +41.7% |
| 1999 | 1.46 per 100 people | +143.0% |
| 2000 | 3.04 per 100 people | +108.1% |
| 2001 | 4.27 per 100 people | +40.8% |
| 2002 | 5.07 per 100 people | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 7.18 per 100 people | +41.7% |
| 2004 | 9.67 per 100 people | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 13.89 per 100 people | +43.6% |
| 2006 | 19.27 per 100 people | +38.8% |
| 2007 | 34.24 per 100 people | +77.7% |
| 2008 | 38.11 per 100 people | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 45.85 per 100 people | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 52.85 per 100 people | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 60.61 per 100 people | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 66.9 per 100 people | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 69.52 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 72.28 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 77.25 per 100 people | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 83.78 per 100 people | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 83.63 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.86 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 81.07 per 100 people | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 77.08 per 100 people | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 76.18 per 100 people | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1241.8% | 0.0082 per 100 people | 0.11 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 | 0.3081 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.46 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.06 per 100 people | 3.04 per 100 people | 45.85 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.48 per 100 people | 52.85 per 100 people | 86.86 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.63 per 100 people | 76.18 per 100 people | 77.08 per 100 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More infrastructure data for Pacific island small states
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.98 million (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 92,978 (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.65 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 92,978 (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.755 units per person (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.98 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states was 76.18 per 100 people in 2021, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 86.86 per 100 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Pacific island small states ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.