Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.9646 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 0.9646 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Lower middle income peaked at 1.01 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Lower middle income 27th 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 Lower 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 | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +37.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +102.8% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +410.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +59.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +96.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | +69.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per person | +195.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 units per person | +103.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 units per person | +81.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 units per person | +41.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 units per person | +69.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8871 units per person | +19084.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9389 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9544 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9832 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9983 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9975 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9977 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9765 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9646 units per person | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +19084.0% | 0.0046 units per person | 0.8871 units per person |
| 1991 | +410.7% | 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 | 0.0011 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.953 units per person | 0.8871 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9901 units per person | 0.9646 units per person | 1.01 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More infrastructure data for Lower middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.84 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 94.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 94.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.84 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Lower middle income?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Lower middle income was 0.9646 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Lower middle income ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower 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.