Mobile cellular subscriptions in South Sudan
South Sudan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 46.62 per 100 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile cellular subscriptions in South Sudan, 2010–2023
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 South Sudan is 46.62 per 100 people, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in South Sudan peaked at 48.49 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.39 per 100 people, in 2010.
That places South Sudan 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.39 per 100 people | — |
| 2011 | 17.5 per 100 people | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 21.38 per 100 people | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 25.55 per 100 people | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 25.6 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 26.1 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 24.93 per 100 people | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 27.18 per 100 people | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 18.93 per 100 people | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 21.32 per 100 people | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 30.15 per 100 people | +41.4% |
| 2022 | 48.49 per 100 people | +60.8% |
| 2023 | 46.62 per 100 people | -3.9% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 46.62 per 100 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.08 per 100 people, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 46.62 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.39 per 100 people | 15.39 per 100 people | 27.18 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.75 per 100 people | 30.15 per 100 people | 48.49 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 201 Equatorial Guinea 49.54 per 100 people compare
- 202 Mozambique 49.5 per 100 people compare
- 203 Djibouti 48.45 per 100 people compare
- 205 Marshall Islands 39.71 per 100 people compare
- 206 Central African Republic 38.82 per 100 people compare
- 207 Papua New Guinea 38.77 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for South Sudan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.35 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.4662 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 5.35 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in South Sudan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in South Sudan was 46.62 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.49 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.39 per 100 people in 2010.
- How does South Sudan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- South Sudan ranks 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.