Mobile cellular subscriptions in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 27.46 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Burkina Faso is 27.46 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 119.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Burkina Faso peaked at 27.46 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Burkina Faso 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Burkina Faso, 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 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 525 | — |
| 1997 | 1,503 | +186.3% |
| 1998 | 2,730 | +81.6% |
| 1999 | 5,036 | +84.5% |
| 2000 | 25,245 | +401.3% |
| 2001 | 76,186 | +201.8% |
| 2002 | 111,013 | +45.7% |
| 2003 | 238,094 | +114.5% |
| 2004 | 395,939 | +66.3% |
| 2005 | 633,554 | +60.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million | +60.5% |
| 2007 | 1.86 million | +82.8% |
| 2008 | 3.02 million | +62.8% |
| 2009 | 3.82 million | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 5.71 million | +49.3% |
| 2011 | 7.68 million | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 9.98 million | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 11.24 million | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 12.49 million | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 14.45 million | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 15.40 million | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 17.95 million | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 19.34 million | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 20.36 million | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 22.12 million | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 24.68 million | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 25.66 million | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 26.75 million | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 27.46 million | +2.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 27.46 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.00 million, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 27.46 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.69 million, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Burkina Faso 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 | +401.3% | 5,036 | 25,245 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 979.4 | 0 | 5,036 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million | 25,245 | 3.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.46 million | 5.71 million | 20.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.33 million | 22.12 million | 27.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More infrastructure data for Burkina Faso
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81,718 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.347 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.9155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81,718 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 27.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Burkina Faso?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Burkina Faso was 27.46 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 27.46 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.