Mobile cellular subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 124.35 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 124.35 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 124.35 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend, 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 | 0.0026 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 0.0093 per 100 people | +257.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0144 per 100 people | +55.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0222 per 100 people | +54.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0376 per 100 people | +69.1% |
| 1985 | 0.087 per 100 people | +131.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1506 per 100 people | +73.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2618 per 100 people | +73.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4418 per 100 people | +68.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7407 per 100 people | +67.7% |
| 1990 | 1.1 per 100 people | +49.1% |
| 1991 | 1.56 per 100 people | +41.5% |
| 1992 | 2.17 per 100 people | +38.5% |
| 1993 | 3.09 per 100 people | +42.8% |
| 1994 | 4.89 per 100 people | +58.1% |
| 1995 | 7.72 per 100 people | +58.0% |
| 1996 | 12.03 per 100 people | +55.8% |
| 1997 | 16.9 per 100 people | +40.5% |
| 1998 | 23.91 per 100 people | +41.5% |
| 1999 | 34.5 per 100 people | +44.3% |
| 2000 | 47.75 per 100 people | +38.4% |
| 2001 | 56.05 per 100 people | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 61.05 per 100 people | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 66.86 per 100 people | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 74.01 per 100 people | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 82.26 per 100 people | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 90.77 per 100 people | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 98.59 per 100 people | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 102.4 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 104.36 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 105.08 per 100 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 108.61 per 100 people | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 111.02 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 112.76 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 114.29 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 114.83 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 116 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 117.11 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 118.57 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 120.33 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 120.08 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 122.46 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 124.35 per 100 people | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend 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 | +257.6% | 0.0026 per 100 people | 0.0093 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 | 0.1768 per 100 people | 0.0026 per 100 people | 0.7407 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.79 per 100 people | 1.1 per 100 people | 34.5 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.41 per 100 people | 47.75 per 100 people | 104.36 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.86 per 100 people | 105.08 per 100 people | 120.33 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.3 per 100 people | 120.08 per 100 people | 124.35 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 183.88 per 100 people compare
- 10 South Africa 179.34 per 100 people compare
- 11 Japan 178.43 per 100 people compare
- 12 Israel 177.39 per 100 people compare
- 13 El Salvador 176.52 per 100 people compare
- 14 Colombia 174.09 per 100 people compare
- 15 Iran 174.07 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Post-demographic dividend
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.39 billion (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 385.20 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3447 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 385.20 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.39 billion (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend was 124.35 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 124.35 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.