Mobile cellular subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions was 704.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 704.00 million. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 704.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 1,500 | — |
| 1989 | 10,800 | +620.0% |
| 1990 | 81,852 | +657.9% |
| 1991 | 208,013 | +154.1% |
| 1992 | 436,290 | +109.7% |
| 1993 | 759,888 | +74.2% |
| 1994 | 1.63 million | +114.5% |
| 1995 | 2.98 million | +82.8% |
| 1996 | 5.30 million | +78.0% |
| 1997 | 10.73 million | +102.2% |
| 1998 | 17.37 million | +62.0% |
| 1999 | 32.57 million | +87.5% |
| 2000 | 52.43 million | +61.0% |
| 2001 | 69.94 million | +33.4% |
| 2002 | 85.37 million | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 108.17 million | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 151.92 million | +40.4% |
| 2005 | 210.75 million | +38.7% |
| 2006 | 265.83 million | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 333.21 million | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 405.13 million | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 453.11 million | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 507.58 million | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 561.94 million | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 593.36 million | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 634.61 million | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 638.61 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 623.76 million | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 622.41 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 610.73 million | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 608.30 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 600.12 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 596.00 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 636.00 million | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 646.00 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 667.00 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 685.00 million | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 704.00 million | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +657.9% | 10,800 | 81,852 |
| 1989 | +620.0% | 1,500 | 10,800 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 1,230 | 0 | 10,800 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.21 million | 81,852 | 32.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 213.59 million | 52.43 million | 453.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 600.14 million | 507.58 million | 638.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 655.67 million | 596.00 million | 704.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 29 Democratic Republic of Congo 63.96 million compare
- 30 Spain 62.41 million compare
- 31 Myanmar 62.31 million compare
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 58.72 million compare
- 33 Morocco 58.29 million compare
- 34 Saudi Arabia 54.18 million compare
- 35 Algeria 54.05 million compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 704.00 million (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 704.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 704.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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.