Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in World
World: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre was 68.41 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in World, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
World recorded 68.41 units per square kilometre for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in World peaked at 68.41 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
World ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 World, 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 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +170.8% |
| 1982 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +114.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +135.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | +93.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | +75.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0706 units per square kilometre | +69.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1076 units per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1562 units per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1847 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2689 units per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4369 units per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7142 units per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 1996 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +59.8% |
| 1997 | 1.69 units per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 1998 | 2.5 units per square kilometre | +48.0% |
| 1999 | 3.86 units per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 2005 | 17.32 units per square kilometre | +348.3% |
| 2006 | 21.53 units per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2007 | 26.42 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 31.62 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 36.41 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 41.51 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 46.22 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 48.18 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 51.27 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 53.84 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 54.89 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 57.35 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 59.23 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 60.91 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 63.21 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 63.56 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 65.3 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 66.69 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 68.41 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +348.3% | 3.86 units per square kilometre | 17.32 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 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0706 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 units per square kilometre | 0.1076 units per square kilometre | 3.86 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.66 units per square kilometre | 17.32 units per square kilometre | 36.41 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.66 units per square kilometre | 41.51 units per square kilometre | 63.21 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.99 units per square kilometre | 63.56 units per square kilometre | 68.41 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 18 Israel 655.88 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Japan 608.71 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 El Salvador 547.24 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in World?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in World was 68.41 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 68.41 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does World rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.