Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.8671 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Africa Western and Central stood at 0.8671 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 1.02 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Africa Western and Central ranks 35th of 45 groups 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 Africa Western and Central, 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 | 0.0001 units per person | +1275.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +71.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +30.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | +105.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per person | +78.0% |
| 1998 | 0.001 units per person | +112.7% |
| 1999 | 0.002 units per person | +110.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 units per person | +157.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0103 units per person | +97.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0206 units per person | +99.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0326 units per person | +58.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0622 units per person | +90.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1068 units per person | +71.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1753 units per person | +64.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2452 units per person | +39.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3609 units per person | +47.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4341 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5118 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5702 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6569 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7343 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.786 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8339 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8305 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8152 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8797 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9148 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.969 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9526 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.02 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.92 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8671 units per person | -5.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Africa Western and Central 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1275.3% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 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 | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1453 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.4341 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7533 units per person | 0.5118 units per person | 0.9148 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9579 units per person | 0.8671 units per person | 1.02 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
More infrastructure data for Africa Western and Central
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 462.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 462.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Africa Western and Central?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Africa Western and Central was 0.8671 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.