Mobile cellular subscriptions in Tanzania
Tanzania: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 86.77 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Tanzania, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 86.77 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.6% on the previous year and up 172.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Tanzania peaked at 86.77 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Tanzania ranks 22nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Tanzania, 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 | 371 | — |
| 1995 | 3,500 | +843.4% |
| 1996 | 9,038 | +158.2% |
| 1997 | 20,200 | +123.5% |
| 1998 | 37,940 | +87.8% |
| 1999 | 50,950 | +34.3% |
| 2000 | 110,518 | +116.9% |
| 2001 | 275,560 | +149.3% |
| 2002 | 606,859 | +120.2% |
| 2003 | 1.30 million | +113.9% |
| 2004 | 1.94 million | +49.6% |
| 2005 | 2.96 million | +52.6% |
| 2006 | 5.61 million | +89.2% |
| 2007 | 8.25 million | +47.1% |
| 2008 | 13.01 million | +57.6% |
| 2009 | 17.47 million | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 20.98 million | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 25.67 million | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 27.22 million | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 27.44 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 31.86 million | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 39.67 million | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 40.04 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 39.95 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.50 million | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 47.69 million | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 51.22 million | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 54.04 million | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 60.19 million | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 70.22 million | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 86.77 million | +23.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 86.77 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.17 million, 7.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 86.77 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.69 million, 6.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +843.4% | 371 | 3,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,200 | 0 | 50,950 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.15 million | 110,518 | 17.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.40 million | 20.98 million | 47.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.49 million | 51.22 million | 86.77 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More infrastructure data for Tanzania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,299 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1142 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,299 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 86.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Tanzania?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Tanzania was 86.77 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 86.77 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Tanzania ranks 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.