Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre was 27.63 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 27.63 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 27.63 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1371 units per square kilometre | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 0.7178 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9 units per square kilometre | 1.42 units per square kilometre | 22.7 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.66 units per square kilometre | 23.23 units per square kilometre | 25.96 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.55 units per square kilometre | 25.58 units per square kilometre | 27.63 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 39 United Kingdom 348.57 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Burundi 336.71 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Grenada 329.28 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Tuvalu 329.27 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Liechtenstein 314.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Gambia 312.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Jamaica 301.79 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 664.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1146 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 53.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.44 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 27.63 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.63 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.