Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 99,737 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cayman Islands, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 99,737 for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Cayman Islands peaked at 108,699 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Cayman Islands ranks 192nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cayman Islands, 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 | 559 | — |
| 1992 | 988 | +76.7% |
| 1993 | 1,260 | +27.5% |
| 1994 | 1,813 | +43.9% |
| 1995 | 2,534 | +39.8% |
| 1997 | 4,109 | +62.2% |
| 1998 | 5,170 | +25.8% |
| 1999 | 8,410 | +62.7% |
| 2000 | 10,700 | +27.2% |
| 2001 | 17,000 | +58.9% |
| 2002 | 19,000 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 21,040 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 33,800 | +60.6% |
| 2005 | 80,945 | +139.5% |
| 2006 | 92,559 | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 101,497 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 98,313 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 108,699 | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 100,568 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 96,777 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 98,834 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 98,036 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 91,059 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 93,244 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 95,656 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 96,656 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 99,000 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 100,000 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99,737 | -0.3% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 99,737 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.70 million, 2% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 99,737 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.51 million, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cayman Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +139.5% | 33,800 | 80,945 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,760 | 0 | 8,410 | 9 |
| 2000s | 58,355 | 10,700 | 108,699 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,648 | 91,059 | 100,568 | 9 |
| 2020s | 99,912 | 99,737 | 100,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More infrastructure data for Cayman Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.31 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35,773 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 49.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4997 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.6306 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 35,773 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.39 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 99,737 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Cayman Islands?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cayman Islands was 99,737 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 108,699 in 2009.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Cayman Islands ranks 192nd out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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.