Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.2413 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in North Korea stood at 0.2413 units per person. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 257.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.2413 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places North Korea 211th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 North Korea, 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 | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0.0028 units per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.0173 units per person | +520.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0398 units per person | +130.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0674 units per person | +69.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0955 units per person | +41.7% |
| 2014 | 0.11 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1267 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1403 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1476 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1633 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2296 units per person | +40.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2287 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2413 units per person | +5.5% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.2413 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6508 units per person, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.2413 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.15 units per person, 21% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +520.9% | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0173 units per person |
| 2011 | +130.5% | 0.0173 units per person | 0.0398 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 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1009 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 0.1633 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2332 units per person | 0.2287 units per person | 0.2413 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 208 Kosovo 0.3356 units per person compare
- 209 Liberia 0.3206 units per person compare
- 210 Northern Mariana Islands 0.3202 units per person compare
- 212 Micronesia (country) 0.1999 units per person compare
- 213 American Samoa 0.0396 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for North Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.35 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.13 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.18 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.48 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0448 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.18 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.35 million (2022)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 74 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0075 million ton-km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in North Korea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in North Korea was 0.2413 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2413 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does North Korea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 211th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea 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.