Mobile cellular subscriptions in Tonga
Tonga: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 64,838 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Tonga, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions in Tonga stood at 64,838.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Tonga peaked at 107,938 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Tonga 197th out of 214 countries 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 Tonga, 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 | 300 | — |
| 1996 | 302 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 120 | -60.3% |
| 1998 | 130 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 140 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 180 | +28.6% |
| 2001 | 236 | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 3,354 | +1321.2% |
| 2003 | 11,200 | +233.9% |
| 2004 | 16,400 | +46.4% |
| 2005 | 29,872 | +82.1% |
| 2006 | 30,051 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 46,525 | +54.8% |
| 2008 | 50,472 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 53,000 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 54,300 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 55,000 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 56,000 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 57,500 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 68,000 | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 73,493 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 80,000 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 107,938 | +34.9% |
| 2018 | 107,938 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62,104 | -42.5% |
| 2020 | 62,000 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 64,328 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 64,838 | +0.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 64,838 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 million, 1% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 64,838 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.10 million, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Tonga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1321.2% | 236 | 3,354 |
| 2003 | +233.9% | 3,354 | 11,200 |
| 2005 | +82.1% | 16,400 | 29,872 |
| 1997 | -60.3% | 302 | 120 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.2 | 0 | 302 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,129 | 180 | 53,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,227 | 54,300 | 107,938 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,722 | 62,000 | 64,838 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More infrastructure data for Tonga
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 61.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,280 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -69.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,280 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 64,838 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Tonga?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Tonga was 64,838 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 107,938 in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Tonga ranks 197th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.