Mobile cellular subscriptions in Albania
Albania: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 2.49 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Albania, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Albania recorded 2.49 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Albania peaked at 3.69 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Albania 146th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,221 | 0 | 11,008 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 million | 29,791 | 2.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 million | 2.63 million | 3.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 million | 2.49 million | 2.78 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Albania
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.92 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 165,380 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 374,800 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 3,074 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 26.9 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 10,972 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 85.9% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 27.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Albania?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Albania was 2.49 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Albania rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Albania ranks 146th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.