Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA only
IDA only: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 1.15 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA only, 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA only is 1.15 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA only peaked at 1.15 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places IDA only 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, 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 IDA only, 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 | 1,010 | — |
| 1991 | 1,800 | +78.2% |
| 1992 | 6,179 | +243.3% |
| 1993 | 30,097 | +387.1% |
| 1994 | 61,290 | +103.6% |
| 1995 | 114,377 | +86.6% |
| 1996 | 198,233 | +73.3% |
| 1997 | 373,195 | +88.3% |
| 1998 | 764,115 | +104.7% |
| 1999 | 1.47 million | +91.9% |
| 2000 | 3.10 million | +111.2% |
| 2001 | 5.89 million | +90.2% |
| 2002 | 10.28 million | +74.6% |
| 2003 | 17.50 million | +70.2% |
| 2004 | 29.76 million | +70.0% |
| 2005 | 51.09 million | +71.7% |
| 2006 | 93.28 million | +82.6% |
| 2007 | 154.46 million | +65.6% |
| 2008 | 223.98 million | +45.0% |
| 2009 | 285.20 million | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 358.68 million | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 445.15 million | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 516.27 million | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 597.13 million | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 684.11 million | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 751.80 million | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 775.80 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 808.50 million | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 862.20 million | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 916.90 million | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 913.00 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 960.00 million | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 992.00 million | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.04 billion | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 1.09 billion | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 1.15 billion | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 301,647 | 1,010 | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.46 million | 3.10 million | 285.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 671.65 million | 358.68 million | 916.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 billion | 913.00 million | 1.15 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More infrastructure data for IDA only
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 12.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8866 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.15 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA only?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in IDA only was 1.15 billion in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does IDA only rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- IDA only ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA only 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.