Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.3877 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.3877 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.4919 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Papua New Guinea 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 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 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0008 units per person | +62.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 units per person | +39.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 units per person | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 units per person | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 units per person | +35.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 units per person | +167.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0115 units per person | +50.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0148 units per person | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0431 units per person | +190.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1217 units per person | +182.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1914 units per person | +57.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2501 units per person | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3054 units per person | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3352 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3613 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3941 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4072 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.422 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4378 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4577 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.472 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4908 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4812 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4919 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3406 units per person | -30.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3877 units per person | +13.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3877 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9713 units per person, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3877 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.15 units per person, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +190.7% | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0431 units per person |
| 2008 | +182.4% | 0.0431 units per person | 0.1217 units per person |
| 2004 | +167.2% | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0076 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 | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0399 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.1914 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3843 units per person | 0.2501 units per person | 0.472 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4384 units per person | 0.3406 units per person | 0.4919 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 204 South Sudan 0.4662 units per person compare
- 205 Marshall Islands 0.3971 units per person compare
- 206 Central African Republic 0.3882 units per person compare
- 208 Kosovo 0.3356 units per person compare
- 209 Liberia 0.3206 units per person compare
- 210 Northern Mariana Islands 0.3202 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 4.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.3877 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4919 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.