Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Middle income
Middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.05 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Middle income, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Middle income is 1.05 units per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Middle income peaked at 1.07 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Middle income 23rd 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 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 | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +698.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +127.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +84.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +87.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +127.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | +91.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per person | +94.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 units per person | +112.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 units per person | +100.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 units per person | +76.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0084 units per person | +80.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0135 units per person | +59.4% |
| 1999 | 0.024 units per person | +78.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0436 units per person | +81.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0679 units per person | +55.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0937 units per person | +38.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1253 units per person | +33.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1691 units per person | +35.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2281 units per person | +34.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3049 units per person | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3953 units per person | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4964 units per person | +25.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5897 units per person | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6967 units per person | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7902 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8363 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.886 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9192 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9314 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9758 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.01 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.03 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.06 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.07 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.05 units per person | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 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 | +698.1% | 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 | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.024 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2514 units per person | 0.0436 units per person | 0.5897 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9133 units per person | 0.6967 units per person | 1.06 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 units per person | 1.05 units per person | 1.07 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More infrastructure data for Middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.20 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.26 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 415.79 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.26 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0707 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 415.79 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.20 billion (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Middle income?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Middle income was 1.05 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Middle income rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Middle income ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.