Mobile cellular subscriptions in Other small states

Other small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 17.44 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
17.44 million
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
45th
of 47 groups
All-time high
17.44 million
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 1960
Years of data
51
1960–2022

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Other small states, 1960–2022

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Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Other small states is 17.44 million, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Other small states peaked at 17.44 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.

That places Other small states 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, 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 Other small states, year by year

Annual values for Mobile cellular subscriptions in Other small states, 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 3,260
1987 6,720 +106.1%
1988 9,573 +42.5%
1989 13,492 +40.9%
1990 22,285 +65.2%
1991 33,749 +51.4%
1992 48,586 +44.0%
1993 70,222 +44.5%
1994 106,902 +52.2%
1995 194,185 +81.6%
1996 307,485 +58.3%
1997 471,395 +53.3%
1998 709,596 +50.5%
1999 1.10 million +55.2%
2000 1.69 million +53.1%
2001 2.33 million +38.1%
2002 2.96 million +27.0%
2003 3.58 million +21.0%
2004 4.88 million +36.5%
2005 5.74 million +17.4%
2006 6.75 million +17.6%
2007 8.01 million +18.6%
2008 9.39 million +17.3%
2009 10.08 million +7.3%
2010 10.89 million +8.0%
2011 11.83 million +8.7%
2012 12.83 million +8.4%
2013 13.25 million +3.3%
2014 14.55 million +9.9%
2015 15.13 million +3.9%
2016 16.16 million +6.8%
2017 15.93 million -1.4%
2018 15.82 million -0.7%
2019 15.79 million -0.2%
2020 15.77 million -0.2%
2021 16.65 million +5.6%
2022 17.44 million +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 0 0 2
1970s 0 0 0 6
1980s 3,304 0 13,492 10
1990s 306,596 22,285 1.10 million 10
2000s 5.54 million 1.69 million 10.08 million 10
2010s 14.22 million 10.89 million 16.16 million 10
2020s 16.62 million 15.77 million 17.44 million 3

Countries ranked near Other small states

  1. 42 Uzbekistan 40.18 million compare
  2. 43 Ghana 39.13 million compare
  3. 44 Canada 37.40 million compare
  4. 45 Sudan 34.67 million compare
  5. 46 Cameroon 31.52 million compare
  6. 47 Sri Lanka 30.62 million compare
  7. 48 Australia 30.07 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Other small states?
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Other small states was 17.44 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Other small states?
The highest recorded value was 17.44 million in 2022.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Other small states?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
How does Other small states rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Other small states ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Other small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Other small states 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
Last refreshed

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.