Mobile cellular subscriptions in Malta
Malta: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 766,620 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Malta, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Malta recorded 766,620 for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Malta peaked at 766,620 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Malta 168th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, 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 Malta, 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 | 2,280 | — |
| 1992 | 3,500 | +53.5% |
| 1993 | 5,300 | +51.4% |
| 1994 | 7,500 | +41.5% |
| 1995 | 10,791 | +43.9% |
| 1996 | 12,500 | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 17,691 | +41.5% |
| 1998 | 22,531 | +27.4% |
| 1999 | 37,541 | +66.6% |
| 2000 | 114,444 | +204.9% |
| 2001 | 239,416 | +109.2% |
| 2002 | 276,859 | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 289,992 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 306,067 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 323,980 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 346,771 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 368,530 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 385,636 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 422,083 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 455,579 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 521,748 | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 532,228 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 556,652 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 546,229 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 524,161 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 585,470 | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 604,759 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 615,843 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 634,386 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 633,123 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 649,919 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 701,762 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 749,302 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 766,620 | +2.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 766,620 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.70 million, 16% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Malta's 766,620 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.65 million, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +204.9% | 37,541 | 114,444 |
| 2001 | +109.2% | 114,444 | 239,416 |
| 1999 | +66.6% | 22,531 | 37,541 |
| 1992 | +53.5% | 2,280 | 3,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,963 | 0 | 37,541 | 10 |
| 2000s | 307,378 | 114,444 | 422,083 | 10 |
| 2010s | 557,706 | 455,579 | 634,386 | 10 |
| 2020s | 700,145 | 633,123 | 766,620 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 165 Equatorial Guinea 893,441 compare
- 166 Bhutan 789,606 compare
- 167 Maldives 781,866 compare
- 169 Kosovo 593,382 compare
- 169 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 593,382 compare
- 171 Cape Verde 587,026 compare
More infrastructure data for Malta
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 255,500 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4492 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 255,500 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 766,620 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Malta?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Malta was 766,620 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 766,620 in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Malta ranks 168th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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.