Mobile cellular subscriptions in Slovenia
Slovenia: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 2.77 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Slovenia, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 2.77 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Slovenia peaked at 2.77 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Slovenia 143rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Slovenia, 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 | 523 | — |
| 1992 | 3,500 | +569.2% |
| 1993 | 6,500 | +85.7% |
| 1994 | 16,332 | +151.3% |
| 1995 | 27,301 | +67.2% |
| 1996 | 41,205 | +50.9% |
| 1997 | 93,611 | +127.2% |
| 1998 | 161,606 | +72.6% |
| 1999 | 631,411 | +290.7% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million | +92.5% |
| 2001 | 1.47 million | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 1.67 million | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 1.74 million | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.85 million | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.76 million | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.82 million | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.93 million | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 2.05 million | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.10 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.12 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.24 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.28 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.33 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.39 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.44 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.47 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.51 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.55 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.61 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.67 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.74 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 2.77 million | +1.3% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 2.77 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.70 million, 59% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 2.77 million is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.64 million, 36% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Slovenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +569.2% | 523 | 3,500 |
| 1999 | +290.7% | 161,606 | 631,411 |
| 1994 | +151.3% | 6,500 | 16,332 |
| 1997 | +127.2% | 41,205 | 93,611 |
| 2000 | +92.5% | 631,411 | 1.22 million |
| 1993 | +85.7% | 3,500 | 6,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98,199 | 0 | 631,411 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 million | 1.22 million | 2.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million | 2.12 million | 2.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 million | 2.55 million | 2.77 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More infrastructure data for Slovenia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.86 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 607,443 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2855 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 607,443 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Slovenia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Slovenia was 2.77 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Slovenia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Slovenia ranks 143rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.