Mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 62.07 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands stood at 62.07 per 100 people.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands peaked at 67.98 per 100 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Solomon Islands ranks 191st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands, 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 per 100 people | — |
| 1994 | 0.0395 per 100 people | — |
| 1995 | 0.0613 per 100 people | +55.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0873 per 100 people | +42.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1657 per 100 people | +89.9% |
| 1998 | 0.172 per 100 people | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2607 per 100 people | +51.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2613 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2153 per 100 people | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2183 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2274 per 100 people | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6321 per 100 people | +178.0% |
| 2005 | 1.24 per 100 people | +96.5% |
| 2006 | 1.42 per 100 people | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 2.18 per 100 people | +53.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9 per 100 people | +170.6% |
| 2009 | 9.65 per 100 people | +63.7% |
| 2010 | 21.67 per 100 people | +124.6% |
| 2011 | 49.71 per 100 people | +129.4% |
| 2012 | 52.67 per 100 people | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 54.31 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 61.06 per 100 people | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 66.42 per 100 people | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 62.89 per 100 people | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 67.86 per 100 people | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 67.98 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 65.66 per 100 people | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 63.67 per 100 people | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 62.16 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 62.07 per 100 people | -0.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 62.07 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.13 per 100 people, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 62.07 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 115.3 per 100 people, 54% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +178.0% | 0.2274 per 100 people | 0.6321 per 100 people |
| 2008 | +170.6% | 2.18 per 100 people | 5.9 per 100 people |
| 2011 | +129.4% | 21.67 per 100 people | 49.71 per 100 people |
| 2010 | +124.6% | 9.65 per 100 people | 21.67 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 | 0.0787 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.2607 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 per 100 people | 0.2153 per 100 people | 9.65 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.02 per 100 people | 21.67 per 100 people | 67.98 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.63 per 100 people | 62.07 per 100 people | 63.67 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More infrastructure data for Solomon Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 484,835 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,978 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.8934 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3143 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,978 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6207 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 484,835 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands was 62.07 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 67.98 per 100 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Solomon Islands ranks 191st out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.