Mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 15,913 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands is 15,913, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands peaked at 16,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Marshall Islands ranks 211th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands, 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 | 280 | — |
| 1995 | 264 | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 365 | +38.3% |
| 1997 | 466 | +27.7% |
| 1998 | 345 | -26.0% |
| 1999 | 443 | +28.4% |
| 2000 | 447 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 489 | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 552 | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 598 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 644 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 660 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 15,500 | +2248.5% |
| 2015 | 15,500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16,000 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15,913 | -0.5% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 15,913 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 million, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 15,913 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.10 million, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +2248.5% | 660 | 15,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 216.3 | 0 | 466 | 10 |
| 2000s | 565 | 447 | 660 | 6 |
| 2010s | 15,750 | 15,500 | 16,000 | 4 |
| 2020s | 15,971 | 15,913 | 16,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 208 Palau 24,000 compare
- 209 Micronesia (country) 22,410 compare
- 210 Northern Mariana Islands 20,474 compare
- 212 Nauru 10,287 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 9,878 compare
- 214 American Samoa 2,250 compare
More infrastructure data for Marshall Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.71 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,947 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0486 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.51 % change on previous year (2004)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,947 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3971 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 15,913 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands was 15,913 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Marshall Islands ranks 211th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.