Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.601 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Afghanistan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.601 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6705 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 194th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0088 units per person | +652.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0255 units per person | +189.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0492 units per person | +93.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0991 units per person | +101.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1802 units per person | +81.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2983 units per person | +65.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3823 units per person | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3612 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4702 units per person | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 0.502 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5315 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5613 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5826 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6226 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6705 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5981 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5965 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5805 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5669 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5627 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5555 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.601 units per person | +8.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.601 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6508 units per person, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.601 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.18 units per person, 51% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +652.3% | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0088 units per person |
| 2004 | +189.5% | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0255 units per person |
| 2006 | +101.6% | 0.0492 units per person | 0.0991 units per person |
| 2005 | +93.1% | 0.0255 units per person | 0.0492 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1044 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.3823 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5496 units per person | 0.3612 units per person | 0.6705 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5733 units per person | 0.5555 units per person | 0.601 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More infrastructure data for Afghanistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 181,963 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4389 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 181,963 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 25.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.601 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6705 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.