Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan
Sudan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 70.21 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan, 1960–2022
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 Sudan is 70.21 per 100 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan peaked at 75.22 per 100 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Sudan ranks 180th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 | 0.011 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0507 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.19 per 100 people | 0.0827 per 100 people | 44.37 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.49 per 100 people | 51.09 per 100 people | 74.91 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4 per 100 people | 70.21 per 100 people | 75.22 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More infrastructure data for Sudan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3155 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 155,802 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 34.67 million (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 911,090 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 20.04 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 9,330 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 81 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 18.6% (2017)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 3.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan was 70.21 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.22 per 100 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Sudan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Sudan ranks 180th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.