Mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominica
Dominica: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 56,929 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominica, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Dominica recorded 56,929 for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominica peaked at 109,300 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Dominica ranks 200th 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 Dominica, 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 | 461 | — |
| 1997 | 556 | +20.6% |
| 1998 | 650 | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 800 | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 1,200 | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 7,710 | +542.5% |
| 2002 | 12,173 | +57.9% |
| 2003 | 23,786 | +95.4% |
| 2004 | 41,838 | +75.9% |
| 2005 | 52,000 | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 71,500 | +37.5% |
| 2007 | 89,000 | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 91,000 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 98,500 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 105,567 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 108,924 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 109,300 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 93,575 | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 73,886 | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 77,254 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 78,444 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 75,230 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 76,820 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 78,132 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 74,607 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 62,171 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 56,929 | -8.4% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 56,929 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 million, 1% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 56,929 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.51 million, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +542.5% | 1,200 | 7,710 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 246.7 | 0 | 800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,871 | 1,200 | 98,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,713 | 73,886 | 109,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,569 | 56,929 | 74,607 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 197 Tonga 64,838 compare
- 198 Bermuda 62,488 compare
- 199 Faroe Islands 57,146 compare
- 201 Saint Kitts and Nevis 55,592 compare
- 202 Liechtenstein 51,393 compare
- 203 Monaco 41,490 compare
More infrastructure data for Dominica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.19 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,459 (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.1 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.111 units per person (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 17.26 % change on previous year (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,459 (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8519 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 56,929 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominica?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominica was 56,929 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 109,300 in 2012.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Dominica rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Dominica ranks 200th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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.