Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre was 35.53 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 35.53 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 35.53 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th 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.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +620.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +657.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +154.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | +109.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | +74.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0867 units per square kilometre | +114.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1584 units per square kilometre | +82.8% |
| 1996 | 0.282 units per square kilometre | +78.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5703 units per square kilometre | +102.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9251 units per square kilometre | +62.2% |
| 1999 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +87.5% |
| 2000 | 2.79 units per square kilometre | +61.0% |
| 2001 | 3.72 units per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2002 | 4.55 units per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 5.76 units per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 8.09 units per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2005 | 11.22 units per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2006 | 14.16 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 17.74 units per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 21.57 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 24.13 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 27.03 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 29.92 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 31.6 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 33.8 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 34.01 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 33.22 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 33.15 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 32.53 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 32.4 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 31.96 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.74 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 33.87 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 34.41 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 35.53 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
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 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3836 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 1.73 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.37 units per square kilometre | 2.79 units per square kilometre | 24.13 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.96 units per square kilometre | 27.03 units per square kilometre | 34.01 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.89 units per square kilometre | 31.74 units per square kilometre | 35.53 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 393.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Curaçao 391.73 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 India 389.67 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 348.57 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Burundi 336.71 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 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 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 35.53 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.53 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.