Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 89.29 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu, 1960–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 89.29 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu peaked at 90.83 per 100 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Vanuatu ranks 159th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu, 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 | 0.0384 per 100 people | — |
| 1995 | 0.0709 per 100 people | +84.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0881 per 100 people | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1157 per 100 people | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1202 per 100 people | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1601 per 100 people | +33.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1959 per 100 people | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1832 per 100 people | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5 per 100 people | +1265.5% |
| 2003 | 3.89 per 100 people | +55.3% |
| 2004 | 5.11 per 100 people | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 6.02 per 100 people | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 6.95 per 100 people | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 11.75 per 100 people | +69.1% |
| 2008 | 15.87 per 100 people | +35.0% |
| 2009 | 56.58 per 100 people | +256.6% |
| 2010 | 71.33 per 100 people | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 56.25 per 100 people | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 58.7 per 100 people | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 50 per 100 people | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 59.96 per 100 people | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 65.7 per 100 people | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 80.34 per 100 people | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 81.87 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 88.14 per 100 people | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 90.83 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 82.39 per 100 people | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 81.69 per 100 people | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 81.62 per 100 people | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.29 per 100 people | +9.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 89.29 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.13 per 100 people, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 89.29 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 115.3 per 100 people, 77% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1265.5% | 0.1832 per 100 people | 2.5 per 100 people |
| 2009 | +256.6% | 15.87 per 100 people | 56.58 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 | 0.0593 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.1601 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9 per 100 people | 0.1832 per 100 people | 56.58 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.31 per 100 people | 50 per 100 people | 90.83 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.75 per 100 people | 81.62 per 100 people | 89.29 per 100 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 156 Mauritania 92.07 per 100 people compare
- 157 New Caledonia 91.68 per 100 people compare
- 158 United States Virgin Islands 91.46 per 100 people compare
- 160 Albania 89.13 per 100 people compare
- 161 Turkmenistan 88.19 per 100 people compare
- 162 Nauru 87.17 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Vanuatu
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 286,107 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,036 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9262 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 -4.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,036 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8929 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 286,107 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu was 89.29 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 90.83 per 100 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Vanuatu ranks 159th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.