Mobile cellular subscriptions in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 9,878 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Tuvalu, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 9,878 for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 252.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Tuvalu peaked at 9,878 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Tuvalu 213th 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 Tuvalu, 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 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 500 | — |
| 2005 | 1,300 | +160.0% |
| 2006 | 1,600 | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 1,800 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 1,000 | -44.4% |
| 2010 | 1,600 | +60.0% |
| 2011 | 2,130 | +33.1% |
| 2012 | 2,800 | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 3,400 | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 3,800 | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 6,600 | +73.7% |
| 2016 | 7,600 | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 8,000 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 8,500 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 9,000 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9,878 | +9.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 9,878 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 million, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 9,878 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.10 million, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Tuvalu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +160.0% | 500 | 1,300 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 688.89 | 0 | 1,800 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,343 | 1,600 | 9,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,293 | 9,000 | 9,878 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 210 Northern Mariana Islands 20,474 compare
- 211 Marshall Islands 15,913 compare
- 212 Nauru 10,287 compare
- 214 American Samoa 2,250 compare
More infrastructure data for Tuvalu
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 98.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2,113 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.15 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2,113 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9886 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 9,878 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Tuvalu?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Tuvalu was 9,878 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 9,878 in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Tuvalu rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Tuvalu ranks 213th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 252.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.