Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre was 36.53 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 36.53 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 36.53 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +487.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +432.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +153.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | +123.1% |
| 1993 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | +77.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1041 units per square kilometre | +100.4% |
| 1995 | 0.182 units per square kilometre | +74.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3162 units per square kilometre | +73.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6194 units per square kilometre | +95.9% |
| 1998 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | +67.1% |
| 1999 | 1.97 units per square kilometre | +90.3% |
| 2000 | 3.13 units per square kilometre | +58.9% |
| 2001 | 4.16 units per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2002 | 5 units per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 6.24 units per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 8.66 units per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 2005 | 11.96 units per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2006 | 15.25 units per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2007 | 19.04 units per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 22.95 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 25.61 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 28.54 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 31.44 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 33.15 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 35.23 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 35.43 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 34.49 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 34.29 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 33.5 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 33.25 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 32.71 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 32.76 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 34.82 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 35.42 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 36.53 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
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 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4326 units per square kilometre | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2 units per square kilometre | 3.13 units per square kilometre | 25.61 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2 units per square kilometre | 28.54 units per square kilometre | 35.43 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.88 units per square kilometre | 32.76 units per square kilometre | 36.53 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 33 Belgium 396.38 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 765.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 36.53 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.53 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (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.