Mobile cellular subscriptions in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 40.18 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Uzbekistan, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 40.18 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Uzbekistan peaked at 40.18 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Uzbekistan 42nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Uzbekistan, 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 | 500 | — |
| 1994 | 902 | +80.4% |
| 1995 | 3,731 | +313.6% |
| 1996 | 9,510 | +154.9% |
| 1997 | 17,232 | +81.2% |
| 1998 | 26,826 | +55.7% |
| 1999 | 40,389 | +50.6% |
| 2000 | 53,128 | +31.5% |
| 2001 | 128,012 | +141.0% |
| 2002 | 186,900 | +46.0% |
| 2003 | 320,815 | +71.7% |
| 2004 | 544,100 | +69.6% |
| 2005 | 720,000 | +32.3% |
| 2006 | 2.53 million | +251.4% |
| 2007 | 5.69 million | +124.9% |
| 2008 | 12.38 million | +117.4% |
| 2009 | 16.42 million | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 20.95 million | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 25.44 million | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 20.27 million | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 21.50 million | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 21.64 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 21.78 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 23.27 million | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 24.27 million | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 23.23 million | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 33.38 million | +43.7% |
| 2020 | 33.39 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.07 million | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 36.85 million | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 38.11 million | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 40.18 million | +5.4% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 40.18 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.17 million, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 40.18 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.64 million, 5.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Uzbekistan 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 | +313.6% | 902 | 3,731 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,909 | 0 | 40,389 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.90 million | 53,128 | 16.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.57 million | 20.27 million | 33.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.72 million | 33.39 million | 40.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More infrastructure data for Uzbekistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 110.49 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.32 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.39 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1739 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 40.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Uzbekistan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Uzbekistan was 40.18 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.18 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Uzbekistan ranks 42nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.