Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita by country
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
213
Highest
5.74 units per person
Fiji
Lowest
0.0396 units per person
American Samoa
Median
1.14 units per person
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
13,039
What the numbers show
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 5.74 units per person in Fiji; the lowest is 0.0396 units per person in American Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.14 units per person, and the mean is 1.14 units per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 145.
Over the past decade 136 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Guam (up 2,058.7%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 46.1%).
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 5.74 units per person | 2024 | up 501.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 3.6 units per person | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Montenegro | 2.27 units per person | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 4 | Macao | 2.11 units per person | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 2.04 units per person | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.01 units per person | 2022 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Libya | 1.93 units per person | 2022 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Russia | 1.88 units per person | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.84 units per person | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 10 | South Africa | 1.79 units per person | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 1.78 units per person | 2023 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 12 | El Salvador | 1.77 units per person | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Mauritius | 1.76 units per person | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 1.74 units per person | 2024 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran | 1.74 units per person | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 16 | South Korea | 1.72 units per person | 2024 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Kuwait | 1.67 units per person | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Israel | 1.66 units per person | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Singapore | 1.65 units per person | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Botswana | 1.64 units per person | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Qatar | 1.64 units per person | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Bahrain | 1.61 units per person | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Georgia | 1.61 units per person | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Thailand | 1.61 units per person | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Panama | 1.57 units per person | 2023 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Andorra | 1.56 units per person | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 1.53 units per person | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Morocco | 1.53 units per person | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Moldova | 1.52 units per person | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Estonia | 1.5 units per person | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Maldives | 1.48 units per person | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.47 units per person | 2024 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Uruguay | 1.46 units per person | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Poland | 1.45 units per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 1.44 units per person | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovakia | 1.42 units per person | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Suriname | 1.42 units per person | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Sweden | 1.41 units per person | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Argentina | 1.4 units per person | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Eswatini | 1.4 units per person | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 1.4 units per person | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Malaysia | 1.4 units per person | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Cayman Islands | 1.39 units per person | 2022 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Mongolia | 1.39 units per person | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Lithuania | 1.37 units per person | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 1.36 units per person | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Palau | 1.35 units per person | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Seychelles | 1.35 units per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Malta | 1.35 units per person | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Italy | 1.33 units per person | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Ukraine | 1.33 units per person | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 52 | China | 1.33 units per person | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Chile | 1.33 units per person | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Armenia | 1.32 units per person | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Aruba | 1.31 units per person | 2022 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.31 units per person | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Germany | 1.31 units per person | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovenia | 1.3 units per person | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Netherlands | 1.3 units per person | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Belarus | 1.3 units per person | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Switzerland | 1.28 units per person | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 62 | New Zealand | 1.28 units per person | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Puerto Rico | 1.28 units per person | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Spain | 1.28 units per person | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Vietnam | 1.28 units per person | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 1.27 units per person | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Liechtenstein | 1.27 units per person | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 68 | Denmark | 1.27 units per person | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Paraguay | 1.27 units per person | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Tanzania | 1.27 units per person | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Kenya | 1.26 units per person | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Gambia | 1.26 units per person | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Benin | 1.26 units per person | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Finland | 1.26 units per person | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Gabon | 1.25 units per person | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Czechia | 1.25 units per person | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Peru | 1.25 units per person | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Serbia | 1.24 units per person | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 79 | Senegal | 1.24 units per person | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 1.24 units per person | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Austria | 1.24 units per person | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Iceland | 1.23 units per person | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Indonesia | 1.23 units per person | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Croatia | 1.22 units per person | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Latvia | 1.22 units per person | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 86 | San Marino | 1.21 units per person | 2022 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 87 | United Kingdom | 1.21 units per person | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.21 units per person | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Portugal | 1.21 units per person | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Oman | 1.2 units per person | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Romania | 1.2 units per person | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.19 units per person | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 93 | French Polynesia | 1.19 units per person | 2023 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Brunei | 1.18 units per person | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Jamaica | 1.18 units per person | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Tunisia | 1.18 units per person | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Greenland | 1.17 units per person | 2022 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 1.17 units per person | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Mexico | 1.16 units per person | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 100 | East Timor | 1.16 units per person | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Cambodia | 1.16 units per person | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Algeria | 1.15 units per person | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Philippines | 1.15 units per person | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 104 | United States | 1.15 units per person | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Barbados | 1.15 units per person | 2022 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Myanmar | 1.14 units per person | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Ghana | 1.14 units per person | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 108 | France | 1.13 units per person | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Guyana | 1.13 units per person | 2022 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Guatemala | 1.13 units per person | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Curacao | 1.12 units per person | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 112 | Mali | 1.12 units per person | 2022 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 1.12 units per person | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Cyprus | 1.11 units per person | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 1.11 units per person | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Australia | 1.11 units per person | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 1.1 units per person | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Turkey | 1.1 units per person | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Comoros | 1.1 units per person | 2023 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.1 units per person | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Ireland | 1.1 units per person | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Greece | 1.1 units per person | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Norway | 1.09 units per person | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Zambia | 1.09 units per person | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.08 units per person | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 1.08 units per person | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Cameroon | 1.08 units per person | 2024 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 1.08 units per person | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 1.08 units per person | 2022 | up 219.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Monaco | 1.07 units per person | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.07 units per person | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Faroe Islands | 1.06 units per person | 2022 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 1.06 units per person | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Hungary | 1.06 units per person | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Albania | 1.05 units per person | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Belgium | 1.03 units per person | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Brazil | 1.02 units per person | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Ecuador | 1.02 units per person | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Iraq | 1 units per person | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Nepal | 0.9985 units per person | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Bhutan | 0.9976 units per person | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Tuvalu | 0.9886 units per person | 2022 | up 286.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 0.9867 units per person | 2022 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Bolivia | 0.9803 units per person | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Guinea | 0.9788 units per person | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Gibraltar | 0.976 units per person | 2022 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Egypt | 0.9713 units per person | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Bahamas | 0.9668 units per person | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Bermuda | 0.9668 units per person | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Grenada | 0.9576 units per person | 2022 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Congo | 0.9553 units per person | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Zimbabwe | 0.9425 units per person | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Dominican Republic | 0.9371 units per person | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Rwanda | 0.932 units per person | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 155 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9313 units per person | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Mauritania | 0.9207 units per person | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 0.9168 units per person | 2022 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Togo | 0.9146 units per person | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Canada | 0.9064 units per person | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 0.8929 units per person | 2023 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Turkmenistan | 0.8819 units per person | 2021 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Nauru | 0.8717 units per person | 2022 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Dominica | 0.8519 units per person | 2022 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Namibia | 0.8517 units per person | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Uganda | 0.8317 units per person | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Palestine | 0.8031 units per person | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 167 | India | 0.7935 units per person | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Pakistan | 0.7685 units per person | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Tajikistan | 0.7622 units per person | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Madagascar | 0.7546 units per person | 2023 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 171 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.7506 units per person | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Lebanon | 0.7401 units per person | 2022 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Cuba | 0.7293 units per person | 2024 | up 225.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Chad | 0.7293 units per person | 2024 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Syria | 0.7122 units per person | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Venezuela | 0.7101 units per person | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Honduras | 0.7094 units per person | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Nigeria | 0.7076 units per person | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Lesotho | 0.7033 units per person | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Sudan | 0.7021 units per person | 2022 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Angola | 0.697 units per person | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Jordan | 0.6964 units per person | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Malawi | 0.6926 units per person | 2024 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Belize | 0.6717 units per person | 2022 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Haiti | 0.6519 units per person | 2022 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 0.6508 units per person | 2024 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Laos | 0.6476 units per person | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Burundi | 0.6316 units per person | 2023 | up 159.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6244 units per person | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Samoa | 0.624 units per person | 2022 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 0.6207 units per person | 2022 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Tonga | 0.6173 units per person | 2022 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Niger | 0.6059 units per person | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 0.601 units per person | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Guam | 0.5983 units per person | 2004 | up 2,058.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Eritrea | 0.5912 units per person | 2022 | up 488.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.5853 units per person | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Somalia | 0.5396 units per person | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Kiribati | 0.5352 units per person | 2024 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Yemen | 0.5089 units per person | 2023 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.4954 units per person | 2022 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 202 | Mozambique | 0.495 units per person | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Djibouti | 0.4845 units per person | 2023 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 204 | South Sudan | 0.4662 units per person | 2023 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 205 | Marshall Islands | 0.3971 units per person | 2022 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 206 | Central African Republic | 0.3882 units per person | 2022 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3877 units per person | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 208 | Kosovo | 0.3356 units per person | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 209 | Liberia | 0.3206 units per person | 2022 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.3202 units per person | 2004 | up 1,856.0% | volatile |
| 211 | North Korea | 0.2413 units per person | 2022 | up 257.9% | volatile |
| 212 | Micronesia (country) | 0.1999 units per person | 2022 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 213 | American Samoa | 0.0396 units per person | 2004 | up 69.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Small states 1.57 units per person
- European Union 1.24 units per person
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.44 units per person
- Euro area 1.2 units per person
- High income 1.41 units per person
- Other small states 1.37 units per person
- East Asia & Pacific 1.36 units per person
- Europe & Central Asia 1.34 units per person
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.32 units per person
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.3 units per person
- Central Europe and the Baltics 1.3 units per person
- Late-demographic dividend 1.29 units per person
- Post-demographic dividend 1.24 units per person
- OECD members 1.22 units per person
- Upper middle income 1.22 units per person
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 1.18 units per person
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.17 units per person
- Latin America & Caribbean 1.17 units per person
- IBRD only 1.16 units per person
- North America 1.13 units per person
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 1.12 units per person
- World 1.12 units per person
- IDA & IBRD total 1.08 units per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 1.07 units per person
- Middle income 1.05 units per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 1.01 units per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 1.01 units per person
- Low & middle income 0.9876 units per person
- Lower middle income 0.9646 units per person
- Africa Eastern and Southern 0.9305 units per person
- Early-demographic dividend 0.9143 units per person
- Arab World 0.914 units per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.9049 units per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.9049 units per person
- IDA only 0.8866 units per person
- IDA total 0.8712 units per person
- Africa Western and Central 0.8671 units per person
- Least developed countries 0.864 units per person
- IDA blend 0.8423 units per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 0.8324 units per person
How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.