Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.12 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 1.12 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.12 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19th 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 | +606.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per person | +643.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 units per person | +149.4% |
| 1992 | 0.001 units per person | +106.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 units per person | +71.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 units per person | +110.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 units per person | +79.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0116 units per person | +75.1% |
| 1997 | 0.023 units per person | +99.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0367 units per person | +59.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0678 units per person | +84.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1076 units per person | +58.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1415 units per person | +31.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1703 units per person | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 0.213 units per person | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2953 units per person | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4047 units per person | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5043 units per person | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6246 units per person | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7506 units per person | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 0.83 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9196 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 1.01 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 1.05 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.11 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.11 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.07 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9965 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9826 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.04 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.08 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 1.12 units per person | +2.1% |
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 | 0.0153 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0678 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4042 units per person | 0.1076 units per person | 0.83 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 units per person | 0.9196 units per person | 1.11 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 units per person | 0.9826 units per person | 1.12 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 704.00 million (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.12 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.