Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.9876 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Low & middle income, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Low & middle income is 0.9876 units per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 1.02 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Low & middle income 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2022, 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 Low & middle 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 | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +697.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +126.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +83.9% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +87.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +127.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | +99.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | +91.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per person | +94.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 units per person | +112.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 units per person | +100.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 units per person | +76.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 units per person | +80.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0125 units per person | +59.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0222 units per person | +78.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0403 units per person | +81.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0628 units per person | +56.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0868 units per person | +38.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1164 units per person | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1575 units per person | +35.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2125 units per person | +34.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2849 units per person | +34.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3709 units per person | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4678 units per person | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5561 units per person | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6579 units per person | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7487 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7945 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8448 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8799 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8931 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9309 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9581 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9678 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9876 units per person | -3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Low & middle income 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 | +697.8% | 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 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2356 units per person | 0.0403 units per person | 0.5561 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8684 units per person | 0.6579 units per person | 1.01 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 units per person | 0.9876 units per person | 1.02 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More infrastructure data for Low & middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.51 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 104.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 417.49 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.81 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0633 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 417.49 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.51 billion (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Low & middle income?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Low & middle income was 0.9876 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Low & middle income rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.