Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.4 units per person in 2024. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia is 1.4 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 1.46 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 42nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 | 0.0006 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0519 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.1333 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6377 units per person | 0.223 units per person | 1.07 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 units per person | 1.18 units per person | 1.46 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 units per person | 1.29 units per person | 1.43 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More infrastructure data for Malaysia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2311 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 49.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia was 1.4 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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 Γ· 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.