Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mali
Mali: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 25.87 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mali, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Mali recorded 25.87 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Mali peaked at 25.87 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Mali ranks 55th of 214 countries 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 Mali, 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 | 1,187 | — |
| 1997 | 2,842 | +139.4% |
| 1998 | 4,473 | +57.4% |
| 1999 | 6,387 | +42.8% |
| 2000 | 10,398 | +62.8% |
| 2001 | 23,997 | +130.8% |
| 2002 | 45,974 | +91.6% |
| 2003 | 247,223 | +437.7% |
| 2004 | 406,861 | +64.6% |
| 2005 | 761,986 | +87.3% |
| 2006 | 1.51 million | +98.6% |
| 2007 | 2.53 million | +67.3% |
| 2008 | 3.44 million | +35.9% |
| 2009 | 4.46 million | +29.7% |
| 2010 | 7.44 million | +66.8% |
| 2011 | 10.82 million | +45.4% |
| 2012 | 14.61 million | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 19.75 million | +35.2% |
| 2014 | 23.51 million | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 22.70 million | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 20.22 million | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 22.03 million | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 21.96 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.93 million | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 25.32 million | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 24.33 million | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 25.87 million | +6.3% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 25.87 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.00 million, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 25.87 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.69 million, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mali 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 | +437.7% | 45,974 | 247,223 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,489 | 0 | 6,387 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million | 10,398 | 4.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.60 million | 7.44 million | 23.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.17 million | 24.33 million | 25.87 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 52 Angola 26.41 million compare
- 53 Chile 26.22 million compare
- 54 Kazakhstan 26.17 million compare
- 56 Afghanistan 25.63 million compare
- 57 Madagascar 23.54 million compare
- 58 Netherlands 23.43 million compare
More infrastructure data for Mali
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 306,900 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.33 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0133 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 306,900 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 25.87 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Mali?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mali was 25.87 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 25.87 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Mali rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Mali ranks 55th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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.