Mobile cellular subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Mobile cellular subscriptions was 550.04 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 550.04 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 641.43 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th of 47 groups 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 | 295 | — |
| 1992 | 2,996 | +915.6% |
| 1993 | 6,606 | +120.5% |
| 1994 | 15,197 | +130.0% |
| 1995 | 43,020 | +183.1% |
| 1996 | 115,494 | +168.5% |
| 1997 | 288,202 | +149.5% |
| 1998 | 653,789 | +126.9% |
| 1999 | 1.32 million | +101.8% |
| 2000 | 2.87 million | +117.6% |
| 2001 | 5.30 million | +84.5% |
| 2002 | 8.56 million | +61.6% |
| 2003 | 14.37 million | +67.9% |
| 2004 | 22.56 million | +57.0% |
| 2005 | 34.66 million | +53.6% |
| 2006 | 59.06 million | +70.4% |
| 2007 | 96.95 million | +64.1% |
| 2008 | 147.77 million | +52.4% |
| 2009 | 189.21 million | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 232.42 million | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 289.41 million | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 336.86 million | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 387.81 million | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 436.36 million | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 483.96 million | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 487.12 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 501.85 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 468.72 million | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 555.06 million | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 594.46 million | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 641.43 million | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 550.04 million | -14.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +915.6% | 295 | 2,996 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 244,468 | 0 | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.13 million | 2.87 million | 189.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 417.96 million | 232.42 million | 555.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 595.31 million | 550.04 million | 641.43 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More infrastructure data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.71 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.38 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7035 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -18.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.38 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.616 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 550.04 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 550.04 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 641.43 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.