Mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 15,913 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
15,913
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
211th
of 214 countries
All-time high
16,000
in 2017
All-time low
0
in 1960
Years of data
41
1960–2022

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands, 1960–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k1960199120221960: 01965: 01970: 01975: 01976: 01977: 01978: 01979: 01980: 01981: 01982: 01983: 01984: 01985: 01986: 01987: 01988: 01989: 01990: 01991: 01992: 01993: 01994: 2801995: 2641996: 3651997: 4661998: 3451999: 4432000: 4472001: 4892002: 5522003: 5982004: 6442005: 6602014: 15.5k2015: 15.5k2017: 16.0k2019: 16.0k2020: 16.0k2021: 16.0k2022: 15.9k

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

Annual values for Mobile cellular subscriptions in Marshall Islands, 1960 to 2022.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +2248.5% 660 15,500

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 208 Palau 24,000 compare
  2. 209 Micronesia (country) 22,410 compare
  3. 210 Northern Mariana Islands 20,474 compare
  4. 212 Nauru 10,287 compare
  5. 213 Tuvalu 9,878 compare
  6. 214 American Samoa 2,250 compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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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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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 data points, 1960–2025
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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.