Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pakistan
Pakistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 76.85 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pakistan, 1960–2024
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 Pakistan is 76.85 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Pakistan peaked at 79.11 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Pakistan 168th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, 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 Pakistan, 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 | 0.0017 per 100 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.0071 per 100 people | +311.5% |
| 1992 | 0.011 per 100 people | +54.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0127 per 100 people | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0191 per 100 people | +49.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0308 per 100 people | +61.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0496 per 100 people | +61.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0955 per 100 people | +92.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1348 per 100 people | +41.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1774 per 100 people | +31.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1979 per 100 people | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4663 per 100 people | +135.6% |
| 2002 | 1.04 per 100 people | +123.2% |
| 2003 | 1.44 per 100 people | +38.3% |
| 2004 | 2.93 per 100 people | +103.8% |
| 2005 | 7.28 per 100 people | +148.2% |
| 2006 | 19.2 per 100 people | +163.8% |
| 2007 | 34.07 per 100 people | +77.4% |
| 2008 | 46.45 per 100 people | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 48.54 per 100 people | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 49.78 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 53.45 per 100 people | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 57.86 per 100 people | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 60.52 per 100 people | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 63.36 per 100 people | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 57.94 per 100 people | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 62 per 100 people | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 64.73 per 100 people | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 67.86 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 71.67 per 100 people | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 74.73 per 100 people | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 78.8 per 100 people | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 79.11 per 100 people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.54 per 100 people | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 76.85 per 100 people | +0.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 76.85 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.13 per 100 people, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 76.85 per 100 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 117.61 per 100 people, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +311.5% | 0.0017 per 100 people | 0.0071 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 | 0.054 per 100 people | 0.0017 per 100 people | 0.1774 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.16 per 100 people | 0.1979 per 100 people | 48.54 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.92 per 100 people | 49.78 per 100 people | 71.67 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.21 per 100 people | 74.73 per 100 people | 79.11 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More infrastructure data for Pakistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 193.11 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.54 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7685 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 193.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Pakistan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pakistan was 76.85 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.11 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Pakistan ranks 168th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.