Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.616 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 0.616 units per person, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.7373 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 | +886.1% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +113.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +123.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +175.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | +160.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 units per person | +142.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 units per person | +120.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 units per person | +96.1% |
| 2000 | 0.006 units per person | +111.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0107 units per person | +79.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0168 units per person | +57.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0274 units per person | +63.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0418 units per person | +52.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0625 units per person | +49.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1034 units per person | +65.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1652 units per person | +59.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2448 units per person | +48.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3047 units per person | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3641 units per person | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4409 units per person | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4991 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5587 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.611 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6586 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6441 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6445 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.585 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6738 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7019 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7373 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.616 units per person | -16.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +886.1% | 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 | 0.0005 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0983 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 0.3047 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.568 units per person | 0.3641 units per person | 0.6738 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6851 units per person | 0.616 units per person | 0.7373 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More infrastructure data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 550.04 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.71 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.38 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7035 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -18.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.38 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 550.04 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.616 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7373 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.