Mobile cellular subscriptions in Euro area

Euro area: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 424.06 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
424.06 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
41st
of 47 groups
All-time high
424.06 million
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 1960
Years of data
51
1960–2022

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Euro area, 1960–2022

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Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

Euro area recorded 424.06 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Euro area peaked at 424.06 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.

That places Euro area 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Mobile cellular subscriptions in Euro area, 1960 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1960 0
1965 0
1970 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 23,482
1981 28,278 +20.4%
1982 33,880 +19.8%
1983 42,226 +24.6%
1984 52,010 +23.2%
1985 90,036 +73.1%
1986 168,893 +87.6%
1987 276,071 +63.5%
1988 476,560 +72.6%
1989 783,789 +64.5%
1990 1.37 million +74.2%
1991 2.24 million +64.1%
1992 3.27 million +45.9%
1993 5.07 million +55.2%
1994 7.96 million +56.8%
1995 13.08 million +64.4%
1996 22.89 million +75.0%
1997 40.15 million +75.4%
1998 70.12 million +74.7%
1999 120.87 million +72.4%
2000 190.66 million +57.7%
2001 232.21 million +21.8%
2002 249.40 million +7.4%
2003 270.47 million +8.4%
2004 294.14 million +8.8%
2005 326.14 million +10.9%
2006 355.01 million +8.9%
2007 390.46 million +10.0%
2008 409.16 million +4.8%
2009 408.08 million -0.3%
2010 396.45 million -2.9%
2011 407.70 million +2.8%
2012 413.08 million +1.3%
2013 416.94 million +0.9%
2014 411.65 million -1.3%
2015 410.00 million -0.4%
2016 414.27 million +1.0%
2017 419.79 million +1.3%
2018 419.59 million -0.0%
2019 418.91 million -0.2%
2020 417.24 million -0.4%
2021 422.69 million +1.3%
2022 424.06 million +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 0 0 2
1970s 0 0 0 6
1980s 197,522 23,482 783,789 10
1990s 28.70 million 1.37 million 120.87 million 10
2000s 312.57 million 190.66 million 409.16 million 10
2010s 412.84 million 396.45 million 419.79 million 10
2020s 421.33 million 417.24 million 424.06 million 3

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 38 Malaysia 49.66 million compare
  2. 39 Iraq 46.08 million compare
  3. 40 Peru 42.64 million compare
  4. 41 Uganda 41.60 million compare
  5. 42 Uzbekistan 40.18 million compare
  6. 43 Ghana 39.13 million compare
  7. 44 Canada 37.40 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Euro area?
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Euro area was 424.06 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 424.06 million in 2022.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
How does Euro area rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Euro area ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Euro area 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.