Mobile cellular subscriptions in Belize
Belize: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 270,536 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Belize, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Belize is 270,536, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Belize peaked at 270,536 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Belize 180th 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 Belize, 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 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 400 | — |
| 1994 | 832 | +108.0% |
| 1995 | 1,547 | +85.9% |
| 1996 | 2,184 | +41.2% |
| 1997 | 2,544 | +16.5% |
| 1998 | 3,535 | +39.0% |
| 1999 | 6,591 | +86.4% |
| 2000 | 16,812 | +155.1% |
| 2001 | 39,155 | +132.9% |
| 2002 | 51,729 | +32.1% |
| 2003 | 60,403 | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 75,000 | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 96,000 | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 118,000 | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 118,314 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 160,032 | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 161,783 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 194,201 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 222,407 | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 172,423 | -22.5% |
| 2013 | 174,615 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 172,300 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 211,946 | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 222,928 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 239,441 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 246,311 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 254,919 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 264,000 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 264,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 270,536 | +2.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 270,536 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 million, 3% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belize's 270,536 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.51 million, 6% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +155.1% | 6,591 | 16,812 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,763 | 0 | 6,591 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89,723 | 16,812 | 161,783 | 10 |
| 2010s | 211,149 | 172,300 | 254,919 | 10 |
| 2020s | 266,179 | 264,000 | 270,536 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 177 French Polynesia 333,905 compare
- 178 Barbados 323,482 compare
- 179 Vanuatu 286,107 compare
- 181 New Caledonia 263,224 compare
- 182 Antigua and Barbuda 186,182 compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 176,399 compare
More infrastructure data for Belize
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 67.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17,806 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.42 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0442 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.28 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 17,806 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6717 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 270,536 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Belize?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Belize was 270,536 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 270,536 in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Belize rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Belize ranks 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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.