Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.36 units per person in 2025. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific is 1.36 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1.36 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places East Asia & Pacific 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0221 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0787 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3471 units per person | 0.1146 units per person | 0.6526 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 units per person | 0.7415 units per person | 1.29 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 units per person | 1.27 units per person | 1.36 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 2 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 3.6 units per person compare
- 3 Montenegro 2.27 units per person compare
- 4 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 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 Russian Federation 1.88 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.24 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 288.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1205 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 288.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 3.24 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific was 1.36 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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 Γ· 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.