Mobile cellular subscriptions in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 960,900 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Luxembourg, 1960–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 960,900 for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Luxembourg peaked at 960,900 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Luxembourg 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Luxembourg, 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 | 40 | — |
| 1986 | 292 | +630.0% |
| 1987 | 375 | +28.4% |
| 1988 | 542 | +44.5% |
| 1989 | 665 | +22.7% |
| 1990 | 824 | +23.9% |
| 1991 | 1,139 | +38.2% |
| 1992 | 1,120 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 5,082 | +353.8% |
| 1994 | 12,895 | +153.7% |
| 1995 | 26,838 | +108.1% |
| 1996 | 45,000 | +67.7% |
| 1997 | 67,208 | +49.4% |
| 1998 | 130,500 | +94.2% |
| 1999 | 209,190 | +60.3% |
| 2000 | 303,274 | +45.0% |
| 2001 | 409,064 | +34.9% |
| 2002 | 473,000 | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 539,000 | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 470,000 | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 510,000 | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 713,000 | +39.8% |
| 2007 | 684,500 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 707,000 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 720,000 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 727,000 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 764,973 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 761,314 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 788,371 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 802,400 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 806,800 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 764,000 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 794,000 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 798,600 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 817,810 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 838,120 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 876,350 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 912,360 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 960,900 | +5.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 960,900 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.70 million, 20% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 960,900 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.64 million, 13% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Luxembourg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +630.0% | 40 | 292 |
| 1993 | +353.8% | 1,120 | 5,082 |
| 1994 | +153.7% | 5,082 | 12,895 |
| 1995 | +108.1% | 12,895 | 26,838 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 191.4 | 0 | 665 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,980 | 824 | 209,190 | 10 |
| 2000s | 552,884 | 303,274 | 720,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 782,527 | 727,000 | 817,810 | 10 |
| 2020s | 896,932 | 838,120 | 960,900 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More infrastructure data for Luxembourg
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 144.47 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 260,060 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.81 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3982 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 260,060 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.44 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 960,900 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Luxembourg?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Luxembourg was 960,900 in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 960,900 in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Luxembourg rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Luxembourg ranks 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.