Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in World
World: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.12 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in World, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in World stood at 1.12 units per person. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in World peaked at 1.12 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places World 20th 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 World, 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 | +166.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +56.8% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +44.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +110.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | +131.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per person | +89.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 units per person | +72.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 units per person | +67.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 units per person | +66.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 units per person | +49.8% |
| 1991 | 0.003 units per person | +42.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 units per person | +40.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 units per person | +44.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0098 units per person | +60.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0158 units per person | +61.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0249 units per person | +57.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0364 units per person | +46.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0531 units per person | +45.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0808 units per person | +52.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3354 units per person | +315.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4121 units per person | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4994 units per person | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.59 units per person | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6709 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7556 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8311 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8724 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9169 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9514 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9584 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9899 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.06 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.05 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.07 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.08 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.11 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.12 units per person | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +315.2% | 0.0808 units per person | 0.3354 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 | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0236 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0808 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5016 units per person | 0.3354 units per person | 0.6709 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9371 units per person | 0.7556 units per person | 1.06 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 units per person | 1.05 units per person | 1.12 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 9.17 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in World?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in World was 1.12 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does World rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- World ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.