Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in IDA only
IDA only: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.8866 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in IDA only, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 0.8866 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in IDA only peaked at 0.8866 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places IDA only 33rd 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 only, 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 | +74.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +234.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +374.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +98.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | +81.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | +68.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per person | +83.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 units per person | +99.8% |
| 1999 | 0.002 units per person | +87.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 units per person | +106.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 units per person | +85.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0133 units per person | +70.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0221 units per person | +66.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0367 units per person | +66.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0615 units per person | +67.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1097 units per person | +78.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1774 units per person | +61.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2515 units per person | +41.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3132 units per person | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3852 units per person | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4675 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5304 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.601 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6743 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7254 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7323 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7462 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7779 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8084 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7865 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8086 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8174 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8414 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8599 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.8866 units per person | +3.1% |
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 | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0997 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.3132 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6449 units per person | 0.3852 units per person | 0.8084 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8334 units per person | 0.7865 units per person | 0.8866 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More infrastructure data for IDA only
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 12.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.15 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in IDA only?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in IDA only was 0.8866 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8866 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does IDA only rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- IDA only ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA only 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.