Mobile cellular subscriptions in Canada
Canada: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 37.40 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Canada is 37.40 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Canada peaked at 37.40 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Canada ranks 44th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 71,818 | 0 | 345,178 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 million | 583,766 | 6.91 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.15 million | 8.73 million | 23.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.73 million | 25.83 million | 34.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.16 million | 32.36 million | 37.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More infrastructure data for Canada
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 88.62 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 2,036 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.08 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2,850 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 73,170 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 94.4% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Canada?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Canada was 37.40 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 37.40 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Canada ranks 44th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.