Mobile cellular subscriptions in Honduras
Honduras: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 7.68 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Honduras, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Honduras recorded 7.68 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Honduras peaked at 9.51 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Honduras 107th 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 Honduras, 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 | 2,311 | — |
| 1997 | 14,427 | +524.3% |
| 1998 | 34,896 | +141.9% |
| 1999 | 78,588 | +125.2% |
| 2000 | 155,271 | +97.6% |
| 2001 | 237,629 | +53.0% |
| 2002 | 326,508 | +37.4% |
| 2003 | 379,362 | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 707,201 | +86.4% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million | +81.2% |
| 2006 | 2.24 million | +74.9% |
| 2007 | 4.18 million | +86.8% |
| 2008 | 6.21 million | +48.4% |
| 2009 | 8.39 million | +35.1% |
| 2010 | 9.51 million | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 8.06 million | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 7.37 million | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 7.77 million | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 7.73 million | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.05 million | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 7.83 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 8.23 million | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 7.59 million | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 7.56 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.96 million | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 7.56 million | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 7.94 million | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 7.92 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 7.68 million | -3.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 7.68 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.17 million, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 7.68 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.51 million, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +524.3% | 2,311 | 14,427 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,022 | 0 | 78,588 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.41 million | 155,271 | 8.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.97 million | 7.37 million | 9.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.61 million | 6.96 million | 7.94 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More infrastructure data for Honduras
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 459,820 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 459,820 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7094 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 7.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Honduras?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Honduras was 7.68 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 9.51 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Honduras rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Honduras ranks 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras 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.