Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan
Sudan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 34.67 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Sudan recorded 34.67 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan peaked at 35.20 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Sudan ranks 45th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan, 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 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 2,200 | — |
| 1997 | 3,800 | +72.7% |
| 1998 | 8,600 | +126.3% |
| 1999 | 13,000 | +51.2% |
| 2000 | 23,000 | +76.9% |
| 2001 | 103,846 | +351.5% |
| 2002 | 190,778 | +83.7% |
| 2003 | 527,233 | +176.4% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million | +98.9% |
| 2005 | 1.83 million | +74.3% |
| 2006 | 4.68 million | +156.2% |
| 2007 | 8.22 million | +75.5% |
| 2008 | 11.99 million | +45.9% |
| 2009 | 15.34 million | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 18.09 million | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 25.06 million | +38.5% |
| 2012 | 27.66 million | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 27.66 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 27.94 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 27.81 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.64 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 30.10 million | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 33.01 million | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 35.20 million | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 34.50 million | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 34.67 million | +0.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 34.67 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.00 million, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 34.67 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.69 million, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +351.5% | 23,000 | 103,846 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,760 | 0 | 13,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.40 million | 23,000 | 15.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.38 million | 18.09 million | 33.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.79 million | 34.50 million | 35.20 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More infrastructure data for Sudan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.21 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 155,802 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3155 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 18.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 155,802 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7021 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 34.67 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan was 34.67 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.20 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Sudan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Sudan ranks 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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.