Mobile cellular subscriptions in High income
High income: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 2.01 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in High income, 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
High income recorded 2.01 billion for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in High income peaked at 2.01 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
High income ranks 13th of 47 groups 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 High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 23,482 | — |
| 1981 | 63,585 | +170.8% |
| 1982 | 101,509 | +59.6% |
| 1983 | 148,855 | +46.6% |
| 1984 | 317,502 | +113.3% |
| 1985 | 748,600 | +135.8% |
| 1986 | 1.43 million | +91.5% |
| 1987 | 2.51 million | +74.9% |
| 1988 | 4.25 million | +69.7% |
| 1989 | 7.21 million | +69.5% |
| 1990 | 10.88 million | +50.9% |
| 1991 | 15.61 million | +43.4% |
| 1992 | 21.90 million | +40.3% |
| 1993 | 31.46 million | +43.7% |
| 1994 | 49.75 million | +58.1% |
| 1995 | 79.23 million | +59.3% |
| 1996 | 124.50 million | +57.1% |
| 1997 | 177.34 million | +42.4% |
| 1998 | 256.87 million | +44.8% |
| 1999 | 380.03 million | +47.9% |
| 2015 | 1.68 billion | +341.3% |
| 2016 | 1.70 billion | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.70 billion | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.72 billion | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.76 billion | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.76 billion | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.81 billion | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.85 billion | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.92 billion | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.97 billion | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 2.01 billion | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.68 million | 23,482 | 7.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.76 million | 10.88 million | 380.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 billion | 1.68 billion | 1.76 billion | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.89 billion | 1.76 billion | 2.01 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More infrastructure data for High income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 141.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 398.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2795 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 398.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.01 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in High income?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in High income was 2.01 billion in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does High income rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- High income ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income 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.