Mobile cellular subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 3.24 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau stood at 3.24 million. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 192.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 3.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Guinea-Bissau 141st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Guinea-Bissau, 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 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 1,275 | — |
| 2004 | 39,451 | +2994.2% |
| 2005 | 98,825 | +150.5% |
| 2006 | 157,330 | +59.2% |
| 2007 | 296,223 | +88.3% |
| 2008 | 500,156 | +68.8% |
| 2009 | 560,345 | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 677,365 | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 732,634 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million | +43.2% |
| 2013 | 939,909 | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.43 million | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 1.48 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.59 million | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 1.91 million | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 2.24 million | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 2.65 million | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 2.76 million | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 3.24 million | +17.5% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.24 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.00 million, 22% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.24 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.69 million, 24% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +2994.2% | 1,275 | 39,451 |
| 2005 | +150.5% | 39,451 | 98,825 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,360 | 0 | 560,345 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million | 677,365 | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 million | 1.91 million | 3.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More infrastructure data for Guinea-Bissau
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 147.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.47 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 3.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Guinea-Bissau was 3.24 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.