Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre was 76.35 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total is 76.35 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 76.35 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places IDA & IBRD total 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +714.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +131.8% |
| 1988 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +92.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +97.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +133.0% |
| 1991 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +107.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | +95.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | +111.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1285 units per square kilometre | +100.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2306 units per square kilometre | +79.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4273 units per square kilometre | +85.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7088 units per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 1999 | 1.3 units per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 2000 | 2.38 units per square kilometre | +82.9% |
| 2001 | 3.76 units per square kilometre | +58.2% |
| 2002 | 5.3 units per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 2003 | 7.29 units per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 10.22 units per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 2005 | 14.15 units per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2006 | 19.03 units per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2007 | 24.69 units per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 31.14 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 37.2 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 43.97 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 49.8 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 52.03 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 55.92 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 58.84 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 60.38 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 63.5 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 65.84 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 68.02 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 70.82 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 71.26 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 73.18 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 74.59 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 76.35 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +714.9% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
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 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2919 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 1.3 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.52 units per square kilometre | 2.38 units per square kilometre | 37.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.91 units per square kilometre | 43.97 units per square kilometre | 70.82 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.85 units per square kilometre | 71.26 units per square kilometre | 76.35 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 11 Mauritius 1,054 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 South Korea 859.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Aruba 782.31 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Barbados 752.28 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Palestine 688.53 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 San Marino 683.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Netherlands 673.15 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for IDA & IBRD total
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.55 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 443.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0633 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 443.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total was 76.35 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 76.35 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.