What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.9049 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.9049 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.9049 units per person

Change on year

up 1.4%

Rank

33rd

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.9049 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.9049 units per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.9049 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 33rd out of 47 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.

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	0.0023 units per person	0 units per person	0.0098 units per person	10
2000s	0.1378 units per person	0.0168 units per person	0.3641 units per person	10
2010s	0.6519 units per person	0.4338 units per person	0.7745 units per person	10
2020s	0.8688 units per person	0.8081 units per person	0.9049 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

30 Estonia, Republic of 1.5 units per person compare
31 Maldives 1.48 units per person compare
32 Guinea-Bissau 1.47 units per person compare
33 Uruguay 1.46 units per person compare
34 Poland, Republic of 1.45 units per person compare
35 Luxembourg 1.44 units per person compare
36 Slovak Republic 1.42 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.20 billion (2025)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.9049 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.9049 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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)

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Indicator: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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.