Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.08 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in IDA & IBRD total stood at 1.08 units per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 1.08 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places IDA & IBRD total 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 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 | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +698.4% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +127.1% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +88.6% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +94.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +128.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | +103.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | +99.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per person | +94.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 units per person | +107.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 units per person | +97.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 units per person | +76.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0082 units per person | +82.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0133 units per person | +63.2% |
| 1999 | 0.024 units per person | +80.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0434 units per person | +80.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0676 units per person | +55.9% |
| 2002 | 0.094 units per person | +39.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1274 units per person | +35.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1764 units per person | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2408 units per person | +36.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3199 units per person | +32.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4094 units per person | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5094 units per person | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6004 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7001 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7824 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8278 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8778 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9115 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9236 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9593 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9823 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.03 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.03 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.04 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.06 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.07 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.07 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.08 units per person | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in IDA & IBRD total 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 | +698.4% | 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 | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.024 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2588 units per person | 0.0434 units per person | 0.6004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8999 units per person | 0.7001 units per person | 1.03 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 units per person | 1.03 units per person | 1.08 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More infrastructure data for IDA & IBRD total
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.55 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 443.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0633 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 443.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 7.55 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in IDA & IBRD total?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in IDA & IBRD total was 1.08 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.