Mobile cellular subscriptions in Barbados
Barbados: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 323,482 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Barbados, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Barbados recorded 323,482 for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Barbados peaked at 350,061 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Barbados 178th 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 Barbados, 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 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 486 | — |
| 1992 | 796 | +63.8% |
| 1993 | 1,560 | +96.0% |
| 1994 | 2,967 | +90.2% |
| 1995 | 4,614 | +55.5% |
| 1996 | 6,283 | +36.2% |
| 1997 | 8,013 | +27.5% |
| 1998 | 12,000 | +49.8% |
| 1999 | 20,309 | +69.2% |
| 2000 | 28,467 | +40.2% |
| 2001 | 53,111 | +86.6% |
| 2002 | 97,193 | +83.0% |
| 2003 | 140,000 | +44.0% |
| 2004 | 200,138 | +43.0% |
| 2005 | 206,190 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 237,119 | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 257,596 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 288,662 | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 337,061 | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 350,061 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 347,917 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 349,296 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 307,708 | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 305,456 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 334,792 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 332,208 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 329,565 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 329,326 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 329,326 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 295,000 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 316,633 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 323,482 | +2.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 323,482 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.70 million, 7% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 323,482 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.51 million, 7% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,703 | 0 | 20,309 | 10 |
| 2000s | 184,554 | 28,467 | 337,061 | 10 |
| 2010s | 331,566 | 305,456 | 350,061 | 10 |
| 2020s | 311,705 | 295,000 | 323,482 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More infrastructure data for Barbados
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.58 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 121,314 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 42.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4297 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.2761 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 121,314 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 323,482 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Barbados?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Barbados was 323,482 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 350,061 in 2010.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Barbados ranks 178th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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.