Mobile cellular subscriptions in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 186,182 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Antigua and Barbuda, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 186,182 for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 186,182 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 1,300 | — |
| 1997 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 8,500 | +466.7% |
| 2000 | 22,000 | +158.8% |
| 2001 | 25,000 | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 38,205 | +52.8% |
| 2003 | 46,100 | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 54,000 | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 86,000 | +59.3% |
| 2006 | 110,177 | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 112,381 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 136,592 | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 134,925 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 167,970 | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 176,008 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 127,381 | -27.6% |
| 2013 | 114,358 | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 120,041 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 176,000 | +46.6% |
| 2016 | 180,000 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 184,000 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 184,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 184,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 184,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 186,182 | +1.2% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 186,182 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.70 million, 4% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 186,182 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.51 million, 4% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Antigua and Barbuda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +466.7% | 1,500 | 8,500 |
| 2000 | +158.8% | 8,500 | 22,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 2,540 | 0 | 8,500 | 5 |
| 2000s | 76,538 | 22,000 | 136,592 | 10 |
| 2010s | 158,862 | 114,358 | 184,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 184,727 | 184,000 | 186,182 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 179 Vanuatu 286,107 compare
- 180 Belize 270,536 compare
- 181 New Caledonia 263,224 compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 176,399 compare
- 184 Curacao 173,926 compare
- 185 Seychelles 163,827 compare
More infrastructure data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 200.54 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27,320 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 29.43 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2943 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 27,320 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 2.01 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 186,182 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Antigua and Barbuda was 186,182 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 186,182 in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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.