Mobile cellular subscriptions in Venezuela
Venezuela: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 20.17 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Venezuela, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Venezuela is 20.17 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Venezuela peaked at 30.90 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Venezuela ranks 65th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Venezuela, 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 | 1,800 | — |
| 1989 | 3,685 | +104.7% |
| 1990 | 7,422 | +101.4% |
| 1991 | 16,600 | +123.7% |
| 1992 | 78,560 | +373.3% |
| 1993 | 182,600 | +132.4% |
| 1994 | 319,000 | +74.7% |
| 1995 | 403,800 | +26.6% |
| 1996 | 581,700 | +44.1% |
| 1997 | 1.07 million | +84.3% |
| 1998 | 2.01 million | +87.5% |
| 1999 | 3.78 million | +88.3% |
| 2000 | 5.45 million | +43.9% |
| 2001 | 6.47 million | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 6.54 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.02 million | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 8.42 million | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 12.50 million | +48.4% |
| 2006 | 18.79 million | +50.4% |
| 2007 | 23.82 million | +26.8% |
| 2008 | 27.41 million | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 28.12 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 27.88 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 28.78 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 30.57 million | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 30.90 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 30.53 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 29.09 million | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 27.60 million | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 24.49 million | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 20.73 million | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 18.48 million | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 16.54 million | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 17.01 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 18.75 million | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 19.87 million | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 20.17 million | +1.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 20.17 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.17 million, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 20.17 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.51 million, 4.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +373.3% | 16,600 | 78,560 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 548.5 | 0 | 3,685 | 10 |
| 1990s | 845,608 | 7,422 | 3.78 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.45 million | 5.45 million | 28.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.91 million | 18.48 million | 30.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.47 million | 16.54 million | 20.17 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More infrastructure data for Venezuela
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.01 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0851 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7101 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 20.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Venezuela?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Venezuela was 20.17 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 30.90 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Venezuela rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Venezuela ranks 65th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.