Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.3 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 1.3 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.3 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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 | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +683.7% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +84.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +85.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +75.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +79.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | +90.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | +97.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 units per person | +113.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 units per person | +99.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 units per person | +109.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 units per person | +75.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0113 units per person | +66.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0175 units per person | +54.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0301 units per person | +72.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0576 units per person | +91.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0982 units per person | +70.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1416 units per person | +44.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1861 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 0.237 units per person | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2831 units per person | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3399 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4282 units per person | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5269 units per person | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6104 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7042 units per person | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8046 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8926 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9625 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.01 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.08 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.15 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.19 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.27 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.25 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.26 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.26 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.28 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.29 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.3 units per person | +1.2% |
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 | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0301 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2909 units per person | 0.0576 units per person | 0.6104 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 units per person | 0.7042 units per person | 1.27 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 units per person | 1.25 units per person | 1.3 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 5 United Arab Emirates 2.04 units per person compare
- 6 Antigua and Barbuda 2.01 units per person compare
- 7 Libya 1.93 units per person compare
- 8 Russia 1.88 units per person compare
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 1.84 units per person compare
- 10 South Africa 1.79 units per person compare
- 11 Japan 1.78 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 186.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0868 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 186.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.79 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.3 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.