Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in India
India: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre was 389.67 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in India, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in India is 389.67 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in India peaked at 395.54 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places India 36th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1469 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.6338 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.47 units per square kilometre | 1.2 units per square kilometre | 176.61 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 335.21 units per square kilometre | 252.99 units per square kilometre | 395.54 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 387.57 units per square kilometre | 384.41 units per square kilometre | 389.67 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 33 Belgium 396.38 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 393.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 391.73 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Luxembourg 373.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Seychelles 359.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 United Kingdom 348.57 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for India
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.027 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 26.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 39.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in India?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in India was 389.67 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 395.54 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does India rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 36th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.