Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.29 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Late-demographic dividend is 1.29 units per person, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 1.29 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Late-demographic dividend 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Late-demographic dividend, 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 | +50.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +36.5% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +65.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +327.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +80.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +54.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +71.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per person | +71.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | +70.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per person | +85.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 units per person | +106.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 units per person | +106.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 units per person | +106.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0081 units per person | +73.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0143 units per person | +76.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0233 units per person | +63.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0411 units per person | +76.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0738 units per person | +79.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1183 units per person | +60.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1677 units per person | +41.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2231 units per person | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3002 units per person | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3821 units per person | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4606 units per person | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5568 units per person | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6591 units per person | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 0.752 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8398 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9178 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9948 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.09 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.11 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.14 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.22 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.26 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.25 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.27 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.29 units per person | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Late-demographic dividend 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 | +327.5% | 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 | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0411 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3694 units per person | 0.0738 units per person | 0.752 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 units per person | 0.8398 units per person | 1.26 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 units per person | 1.25 units per person | 1.29 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 7 Libya 1.93 units per person compare
- 8 Russia 1.88 units per person compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 1.84 units per person compare
- 10 South Africa 1.79 units per person compare
- 11 Japan 1.78 units per person compare
- 12 El Salvador 1.77 units per person compare
- 13 Mauritius 1.76 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Late-demographic dividend
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.99 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.75 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 267.08 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.38 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 267.08 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.99 billion (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Late-demographic dividend?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Late-demographic dividend was 1.29 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.