Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 286,107 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu, 1960–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 286,107 for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 124.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu peaked at 286,107 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Vanuatu 179th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, 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 Vanuatu, 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 | 64 | — |
| 1995 | 121 | +89.1% |
| 1996 | 154 | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 207 | +34.4% |
| 1998 | 220 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 300 | +36.4% |
| 2000 | 365 | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 350 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 4,900 | +1300.0% |
| 2003 | 7,800 | +59.2% |
| 2004 | 10,504 | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 12,692 | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 15,000 | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 26,000 | +73.3% |
| 2008 | 36,000 | +38.5% |
| 2009 | 131,682 | +265.8% |
| 2010 | 169,935 | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 136,956 | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 146,084 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 127,244 | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 156,051 | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 174,818 | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 218,603 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 228,016 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 251,428 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 265,219 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 246,232 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 249,868 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 255,509 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 286,107 | +12.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 286,107 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.17 million, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 286,107 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.10 million, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu 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 | +1300.0% | 350 | 4,900 |
| 2009 | +265.8% | 36,000 | 131,682 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 106.6 | 0 | 300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,529 | 350 | 131,682 | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,435 | 127,244 | 265,219 | 10 |
| 2020s | 259,429 | 246,232 | 286,107 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 176 Bahamas 387,960 compare
- 177 French Polynesia 333,905 compare
- 178 Barbados 323,482 compare
- 180 Belize 270,536 compare
- 181 New Caledonia 263,224 compare
- 182 Antigua and Barbuda 186,182 compare
More infrastructure data for Vanuatu
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.29 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,036 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9262 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,036 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8929 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 286,107 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu was 286,107 in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 286,107 in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Vanuatu ranks 179th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.