Mobile cellular subscriptions in Togo
Togo: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 80.8 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Togo, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Togo stood at 80.8 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Togo peaked at 80.8 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Togo 166th 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 Togo, 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 per 100 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1997 | 0.0652 per 100 people | — |
| 1998 | 0.1586 per 100 people | +143.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3492 per 100 people | +120.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9728 per 100 people | +178.5% |
| 2001 | 1.8 per 100 people | +85.1% |
| 2002 | 3.05 per 100 people | +69.5% |
| 2003 | 4.39 per 100 people | +43.8% |
| 2004 | 5.84 per 100 people | +33.1% |
| 2005 | 7.42 per 100 people | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 11.78 per 100 people | +58.8% |
| 2007 | 19.23 per 100 people | +63.3% |
| 2008 | 24.33 per 100 people | +26.5% |
| 2009 | 33.38 per 100 people | +37.2% |
| 2010 | 38.65 per 100 people | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 38.97 per 100 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 46.65 per 100 people | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 58.51 per 100 people | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 60.44 per 100 people | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 63.36 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 70.06 per 100 people | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 75.34 per 100 people | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 74.4 per 100 people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 73.72 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 75.16 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 70.45 per 100 people | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 72.21 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 75.79 per 100 people | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 80.8 per 100 people | +6.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 80.8 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.13 per 100 people, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 80.8 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Togo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +178.5% | 0.3492 per 100 people | 0.9728 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 | 0.0573 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.3492 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.22 per 100 people | 0.9728 per 100 people | 33.38 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.01 per 100 people | 38.65 per 100 people | 75.34 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.88 per 100 people | 70.45 per 100 people | 80.8 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More infrastructure data for Togo
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.69 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,576 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.8258 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9146 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 7.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Togo?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Togo was 80.8 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Togo rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Togo ranks 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo 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.