Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bhutan
Bhutan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 789,606 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bhutan, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Bhutan is 789,606, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Bhutan peaked at 789,606 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Bhutan 166th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,128 | 0 | 338,938 | 10 |
| 2010s | 614,580 | 394,316 | 730,623 | 10 |
| 2020s | 761,524 | 742,882 | 789,606 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 163 Guyana 924,876 compare
- 164 Suriname 901,670 compare
- 165 Equatorial Guinea 893,441 compare
- 167 Maldives 781,866 compare
- 169 Cape Verde 587,026 compare
More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 189,878 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.5017 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 3,752 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 78 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 99,883 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 91.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 5.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Bhutan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bhutan was 789,606 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 789,606 in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Bhutan ranks 166th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.