Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.22 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in OECD members, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 1.22 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in OECD members peaked at 1.22 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places OECD members 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 OECD members, 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 | 0.0001 units per person | +168.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +54.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +45.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per person | +112.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 units per person | +134.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 units per person | +89.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 units per person | +73.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0038 units per person | +68.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 units per person | +67.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0096 units per person | +49.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0136 units per person | +41.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0189 units per person | +38.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0268 units per person | +42.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0424 units per person | +58.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0672 units per person | +58.4% |
| 1996 | 0.105 units per person | +56.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1486 units per person | +41.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2127 units per person | +43.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3123 units per person | +46.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4385 units per person | +40.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5204 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5708 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6269 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6996 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7805 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.859 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9387 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9833 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.02 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.08 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.11 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.12 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.13 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.14 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.17 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.17 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.22 units per person | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +168.3% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 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 | 0.0015 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0957 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 0.3123 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7419 units per person | 0.4385 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 units per person | 1.02 units per person | 1.17 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 units per person | 1.17 units per person | 1.22 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 1.84 units per person compare
- 10 South Africa 1.79 units per person compare
- 11 Japan 1.78 units per person compare
- 12 El Salvador 1.77 units per person compare
- 13 Mauritius 1.76 units per person compare
- 14 Colombia 1.74 units per person compare
- 15 Iran 1.74 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for OECD members
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.69 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.31 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 429.13 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 31.35 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3113 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 429.13 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.69 billion (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in OECD members?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in OECD members was 1.22 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does OECD members rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.