Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.18 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Jamaica, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Jamaica is 1.18 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 1.18 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 95th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 Jamaica, 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 | 0.001 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0031 units per person | +208.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 units per person | +97.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0105 units per person | +69.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0181 units per person | +71.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0216 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0259 units per person | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0306 units per person | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0558 units per person | +82.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1407 units per person | +152.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2278 units per person | +61.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4715 units per person | +107.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5934 units per person | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6876 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7374 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8422 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9891 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9991 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.08 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 1.16 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9793 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.08 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.12 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.16 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.07 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.02 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.06 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.15 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 1.18 units per person | +2.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.18 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.21 units per person, 97% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.18 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.13 units per person, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Jamaica 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 | +208.7% | 0.001 units per person | 0.0031 units per person |
| 2000 | +152.4% | 0.0558 units per person | 0.1407 units per person |
| 2002 | +107.0% | 0.2278 units per person | 0.4715 units per person |
| 1993 | +97.5% | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0062 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 | 0.0173 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0558 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6769 units per person | 0.1407 units per person | 1.08 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 units per person | 0.9793 units per person | 1.16 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 units per person | 1.02 units per person | 1.18 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 92 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.19 units per person compare
- 93 French Polynesia 1.19 units per person compare
- 94 Brunei 1.18 units per person compare
- 96 Tunisia 1.18 units per person compare
- 97 Greenland 1.17 units per person compare
- 98 Burkina Faso 1.17 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Jamaica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 453,882 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1599 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 453,882 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Jamaica?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Jamaica was 1.18 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 95th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.