Mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 10.71 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominican Republic, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominican Republic is 10.71 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominican Republic peaked at 10.71 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Dominican Republic ranks 91st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominican Republic, 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 | 3,166 | — |
| 1991 | 5,605 | +77.0% |
| 1992 | 7,190 | +28.3% |
| 1993 | 10,364 | +44.1% |
| 1994 | 20,990 | +102.5% |
| 1995 | 55,979 | +166.7% |
| 1996 | 82,547 | +47.5% |
| 1997 | 141,592 | +71.5% |
| 1998 | 209,384 | +47.9% |
| 1999 | 424,434 | +102.7% |
| 2000 | 705,431 | +66.2% |
| 2001 | 1.27 million | +80.0% |
| 2002 | 1.70 million | +33.9% |
| 2003 | 2.09 million | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 2.53 million | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 3.62 million | +43.0% |
| 2006 | 4.61 million | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 5.51 million | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 7.21 million | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 8.63 million | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 8.89 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 8.77 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.93 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 9.20 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 8.30 million | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 8.80 million | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 8.71 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.77 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.94 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 8.95 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.99 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 9.74 million | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 10.15 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 10.41 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 10.71 million | +2.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 10.71 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 million, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 10.71 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.51 million, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,125 | 3,166 | 424,434 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.79 million | 705,431 | 8.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 million | 8.30 million | 9.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.00 million | 8.99 million | 10.71 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More infrastructure data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.71 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.15 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.15 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9371 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 10.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominican Republic?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Dominican Republic was 10.71 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.71 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Dominican Republic ranks 91st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.