Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.44 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 1.44 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.44 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2nd out of 45 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.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (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 | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +1283.5% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +91.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +57.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +104.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +55.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | +50.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per person | +62.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 units per person | +126.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 units per person | +148.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 units per person | +105.3% |
| 1997 | 0.008 units per person | +143.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0171 units per person | +115.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0375 units per person | +118.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0743 units per person | +98.3% |
| 2001 | 0.114 units per person | +53.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1689 units per person | +48.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2495 units per person | +47.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4128 units per person | +65.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6225 units per person | +50.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8166 units per person | +31.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9623 units per person | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 1.09 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 1.18 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 1.23 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.23 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.27 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.27 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.28 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.27 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.24 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.25 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.29 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.27 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.31 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.32 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.38 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 1.41 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.44 units per person | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +1283.5% | 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 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0375 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5694 units per person | 0.0743 units per person | 1.18 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 units per person | 1.2 units per person | 1.29 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 units per person | 1.27 units per person | 1.44 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Fiji 5.74 units per person compare
- 2 Hong Kong 3.6 units per person compare
- 3 Montenegro 2.27 units per person compare
- 4 Macao 2.11 units per person compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 2.04 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 664.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1146 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 53.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 664.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.44 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.