Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.32 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.32 units per person. 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 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.32 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 | 0.0069 units per person | +75.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0115 units per person | +66.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0177 units per person | +54.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0305 units per person | +72.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0583 units per person | +91.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0995 units per person | +70.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1434 units per person | +44.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1885 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2401 units per person | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2867 units per person | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3443 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4337 units per person | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5337 units per person | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6182 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.713 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8143 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9032 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9735 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.02 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.09 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.16 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.21 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.29 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.26 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.27 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.28 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.29 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.32 units per person | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +683.7% | 0 units per person | 0 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 | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0305 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2946 units per person | 0.0583 units per person | 0.6182 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 units per person | 0.713 units per person | 1.29 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 units per person | 1.26 units per person | 1.32 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 4 Macao 2.11 units per person compare
- 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 Cote d'Ivoire 1.84 units per person compare
- 10 South Africa 1.79 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 185.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0874 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 185.00 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.32 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.