Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Malta
Malta: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.35 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Malta, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.35 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Malta peaked at 1.36 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Malta ranks 49th 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.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Malta, 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 | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0063 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0095 units per person | +51.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0143 units per person | +49.9% |
| 1994 | 0.02 units per person | +40.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0286 units per person | +42.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0329 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0462 units per person | +40.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0585 units per person | +26.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0969 units per person | +65.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2934 units per person | +202.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6092 units per person | +107.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6992 units per person | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7276 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7628 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8023 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8556 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9061 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.942 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.25 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 1.27 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.31 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.26 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.18 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.29 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 1.29 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.27 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.26 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.23 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.25 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.32 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.36 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.35 units per person | -0.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.35 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.25 units per person, 1.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.35 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.18 units per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +202.9% | 0.0969 units per person | 0.2934 units per person |
| 2001 | +107.6% | 0.2934 units per person | 0.6092 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 | 0.0313 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0969 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7621 units per person | 0.2934 units per person | 1.02 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 units per person | 1.1 units per person | 1.31 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 units per person | 1.23 units per person | 1.36 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More infrastructure data for Malta
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 255,500 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4492 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 255,500 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 766,620 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Malta?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Malta was 1.35 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Malta ranks 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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.