Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in North America
North America: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.13 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in North America, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North America recorded 1.13 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in North America peaked at 1.13 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places North America 18th 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 North America, 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 | — |
| 1984 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0.0013 units per person | +281.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0028 units per person | +108.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 units per person | +77.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0084 units per person | +69.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0141 units per person | +67.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0212 units per person | +50.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0297 units per person | +40.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0423 units per person | +42.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0601 units per person | +42.0% |
| 1994 | 0.089 units per person | +48.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1231 units per person | +38.3% |
| 1996 | 0.159 units per person | +29.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1967 units per person | +23.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2436 units per person | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3004 units per person | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3778 units per person | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4403 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4818 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5406 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6154 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6734 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7504 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8069 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8402 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8758 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9056 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9365 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9528 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9639 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9907 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.01 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.06 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.04 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.07 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.09 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.12 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.12 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.13 units per person | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in North America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +281.1% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0013 units per person |
| 1986 | +108.7% | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0028 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 | 0.0046 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.1265 units per person | 0.0212 units per person | 0.3004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6403 units per person | 0.3778 units per person | 0.8758 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9913 units per person | 0.9056 units per person | 1.06 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 units per person | 1.04 units per person | 1.13 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More infrastructure data for North America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 434.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in North America?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in North America was 1.13 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does North America rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- North America ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.