Mobile cellular subscriptions in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 51,393 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Liechtenstein, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Liechtenstein stood at 51,393. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Liechtenstein peaked at 51,393 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
That places Liechtenstein 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 7,500 | — |
| 1999 | 9,000 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 10,000 | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 11,402 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 25,000 | +119.3% |
| 2004 | 25,500 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 27,503 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 28,755 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 32,013 | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 34,000 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 35,000 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 35,500 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 36,970 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 36,080 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 38,427 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 40,652 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 40,950 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 44,298 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 46,402 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 47,272 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 47,748 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 48,887 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 49,223 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 49,660 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 50,313 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 51,393 | +2.1% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 51,393 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.70 million, 1% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 51,393 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.64 million, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Liechtenstein 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +119.3% | 11,402 | 25,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,500 | 0 | 9,000 | 3 |
| 2000s | 24,017 | 10,000 | 35,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,430 | 35,500 | 47,748 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,895 | 48,887 | 51,393 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 199 Faroe Islands 57,146 compare
- 200 Dominica 56,929 compare
- 201 Saint Kitts and Nevis 55,592 compare
- 203 Monaco 41,490 compare
- 204 San Marino 41,000 compare
- 205 British Virgin Islands 36,760 compare
More infrastructure data for Liechtenstein
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 128.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9,892 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 24.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2445 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9,892 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 51,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Liechtenstein?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Liechtenstein was 51,393 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 51,393 in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Liechtenstein ranks 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.