Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.17 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 1.17 units per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.17 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th of 45 groups 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 Latin America & Caribbean, 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 | +200.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +153.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | +297.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per person | +132.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 units per person | +113.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 units per person | +72.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 units per person | +95.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 units per person | +71.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0136 units per person | +66.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0257 units per person | +88.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0421 units per person | +64.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0782 units per person | +86.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1226 units per person | +56.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1606 units per person | +31.0% |
| 2002 | 0.19 units per person | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2332 units per person | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3188 units per person | +36.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4337 units per person | +36.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5457 units per person | +25.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6731 units per person | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8013 units per person | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8846 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9754 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 1.06 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.17 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.16 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.12 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.11 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.07 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.09 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.1 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.13 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.15 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.17 units per person | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +297.6% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 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 | 0.0177 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0782 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4363 units per person | 0.1226 units per person | 0.8846 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 units per person | 0.9754 units per person | 1.17 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 units per person | 1.03 units per person | 1.17 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 779.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 80.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.12 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 80.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 779.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.17 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.