Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.22 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Upper middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 1.22 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Upper middle income peaked at 1.22 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Upper middle income 13th 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 Upper middle income, 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 | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +700.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +110.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +89.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +90.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +128.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | +90.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per person | +95.3% |
| 1993 | 0.001 units per person | +95.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 units per person | +116.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 units per person | +95.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0074 units per person | +74.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0134 units per person | +80.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0216 units per person | +62.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0389 units per person | +79.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9793 units per person | +2418.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.06 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.08 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.12 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.13 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.15 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.18 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 1.22 units per person | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Upper middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +2418.2% | 0.0389 units per person | 0.9793 units per person |
| 1986 | +700.5% | 0 units per person | 0 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 | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.009 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0389 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 units per person | 0.9793 units per person | 1.12 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.16 units per person | 1.11 units per person | 1.22 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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
- 16 South Korea 1.72 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Upper middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.76 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 313.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1017 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 313.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 3.76 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Upper middle income?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Upper middle income was 1.22 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Upper middle income rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Upper middle income ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.