Mobile cellular subscriptions in Palau
Palau: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 24,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Palau, 2002–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2023, mobile cellular subscriptions in Palau stood at 24,000. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Palau peaked at 24,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,458, in 2002.
Palau ranks 208th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2,458 | — |
| 2003 | 3,924 | +59.6% |
| 2004 | 3,924 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,051 | +54.2% |
| 2006 | 8,346 | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 10,691 | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 11,667 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 12,744 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 14,512 | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 15,445 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 17,151 | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 17,945 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 19,114 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 23,743 | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 24,000 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 24,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.70 million, 1% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Palau's 24,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.10 million, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,476 | 2,458 | 12,744 | 8 |
| 2010s | 18,844 | 14,512 | 24,000 | 7 |
| 2020s | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 205 British Virgin Islands 36,760 compare
- 206 Gibraltar 36,708 compare
- 207 Turks and Caicos Islands 25,085
- 209 Micronesia (country) 22,410 compare
- 210 Northern Mariana Islands 20,474
- 211 Marshall Islands 15,913 compare
More infrastructure data for Palau
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.39 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,154 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.1 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3465 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,154 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 24,000 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Palau?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Palau was 24,000 in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 24,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,458 in 2002.
- How does Palau rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Palau ranks 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.