Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.24 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Post-demographic dividend stood at 1.24 units per person. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 1.24 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 45 groups 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 Post-demographic dividend, 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 | +169.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +55.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per person | +45.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per person | +114.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 units per person | +135.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 units per person | +89.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 units per person | +73.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 units per person | +69.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0074 units per person | +67.7% |
| 1990 | 0.011 units per person | +49.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0156 units per person | +41.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0216 units per person | +38.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0308 units per person | +42.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0487 units per person | +58.1% |
| 1995 | 0.077 units per person | +58.0% |
| 1996 | 0.12 units per person | +55.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1685 units per person | +40.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2385 units per person | +41.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3441 units per person | +44.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4762 units per person | +38.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5589 units per person | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6088 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6667 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7381 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8206 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9055 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9835 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 1.02 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.04 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.09 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.11 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.13 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.14 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.15 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.16 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.17 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.18 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.22 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.24 units per person | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Post-demographic dividend 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 | +169.0% | 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 | 0.0017 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1076 units per person | 0.011 units per person | 0.3441 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7821 units per person | 0.4762 units per person | 1.04 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 units per person | 1.05 units per person | 1.2 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 units per person | 1.2 units per person | 1.24 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 8 Russia 1.88 units per person compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Post-demographic dividend
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.39 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.35 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 385.20 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3447 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 385.20 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.39 billion (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Post-demographic dividend?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Post-demographic dividend was 1.24 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.