Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) by country
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...
Countries reporting
212
Highest
574.15 per 100 people
Fiji
Lowest
3.96 per 100 people
American Samoa
Median
114.45 per 100 people
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
13,015
What the numbers show
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 574.15 per 100 people in Fiji; the lowest is 3.96 per 100 people in American Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 114.45 per 100 people, and the mean is 114.53 per 100 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 145.
Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Guam (up 2,058.3%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 46.1%).
Mobile cellular subscriptions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 574.15 per 100 people | 2024 | up 501.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 364.85 per 100 people | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Montenegro | 221.69 per 100 people | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 203.21 per 100 people | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Macao | 201.14 per 100 people | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | 200.54 per 100 people | 2022 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Libya | 192.97 per 100 people | 2022 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Russia | 186.1 per 100 people | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Cote d'Ivoire | 183.88 per 100 people | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 10 | South Africa | 179.34 per 100 people | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 178.43 per 100 people | 2023 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Israel | 177.39 per 100 people | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 13 | El Salvador | 176.52 per 100 people | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 174.09 per 100 people | 2024 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran | 174.07 per 100 people | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Mauritius | 172.68 per 100 people | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 17 | South Korea | 172.52 per 100 people | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Singapore | 170.78 per 100 people | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Kuwait | 167.68 per 100 people | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Botswana | 164 per 100 people | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Georgia | 161.2 per 100 people | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Thailand | 160.64 per 100 people | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 159.54 per 100 people | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Bahrain | 159.54 per 100 people | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Panama | 156.59 per 100 people | 2023 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Cyprus | 156.22 per 100 people | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Andorra | 155.69 per 100 people | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Qatar | 153.61 per 100 people | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 153.06 per 100 people | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Estonia | 151.13 per 100 people | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Maldives | 148.14 per 100 people | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 147.2 per 100 people | 2024 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Uruguay | 145.5 per 100 people | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 144.47 per 100 people | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Suriname | 142.12 per 100 people | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Malta | 142.07 per 100 people | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Sweden | 140.69 per 100 people | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Mongolia | 140.67 per 100 people | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Argentina | 140.24 per 100 people | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovakia | 139.97 per 100 people | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Eswatini | 139.83 per 100 people | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Malaysia | 139.66 per 100 people | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Cayman Islands | 139.31 per 100 people | 2022 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Lithuania | 138.73 per 100 people | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Poland | 138.02 per 100 people | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 136.03 per 100 people | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Palau | 135.39 per 100 people | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Armenia | 134.89 per 100 people | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Ukraine | 133.38 per 100 people | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Chile | 132.66 per 100 people | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Italy | 132.57 per 100 people | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 132.55 per 100 people | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 53 | China | 131.75 per 100 people | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Belarus | 131.12 per 100 people | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Slovenia | 130.86 per 100 people | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Aruba | 130.65 per 100 people | 2022 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Spain | 130.26 per 100 people | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 130.09 per 100 people | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Switzerland | 129.47 per 100 people | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Germany | 129.15 per 100 people | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Liechtenstein | 128.9 per 100 people | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 62 | Netherlands | 128.54 per 100 people | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Vietnam | 127.61 per 100 people | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 127.08 per 100 people | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | 126.69 per 100 people | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Paraguay | 126.61 per 100 people | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Czechia | 126.6 per 100 people | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Tanzania | 126.56 per 100 people | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Kenya | 126.48 per 100 people | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Puerto Rico | 126.43 per 100 people | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Gambia | 126.24 per 100 people | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Benin | 125.94 per 100 people | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Finland | 125.86 per 100 people | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Seychelles | 125.62 per 100 people | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Gabon | 125.34 per 100 people | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Peru | 124.62 per 100 people | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Austria | 124.46 per 100 people | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Portugal | 124.13 per 100 people | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 123.89 per 100 people | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Serbia | 123.82 per 100 people | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 81 | Indonesia | 122.52 per 100 people | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Croatia | 121.73 per 100 people | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 121.64 per 100 people | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Latvia | 121.26 per 100 people | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 121.23 per 100 people | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Iceland | 120.93 per 100 people | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Oman | 120.61 per 100 people | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 88 | San Marino | 120.27 per 100 people | 2022 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Moldova | 120.08 per 100 people | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Romania | 119.81 per 100 people | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 118.89 per 100 people | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 118.79 per 100 people | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 93 | French Polynesia | 118.78 per 100 people | 2023 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Greenland | 118.64 per 100 people | 2022 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Brunei | 118.13 per 100 people | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 118.07 per 100 people | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Jamaica | 117.69 per 100 people | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Tunisia | 117.61 per 100 people | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 99 | France | 116.69 per 100 people | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 116.59 per 100 people | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Mexico | 116.49 per 100 people | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 102 | East Timor | 116.38 per 100 people | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Cambodia | 116.09 per 100 people | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Algeria | 115.46 per 100 people | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Philippines | 115.3 per 100 people | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Barbados | 114.58 per 100 people | 2022 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Myanmar | 114.33 per 100 people | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Ghana | 113.65 per 100 people | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Greece | 113.6 per 100 people | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 110 | United States | 113.19 per 100 people | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Ireland | 112.64 per 100 people | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Australia | 112.58 per 100 people | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Guyana | 112.56 per 100 people | 2022 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Guatemala | 112.52 per 100 people | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Mali | 112.12 per 100 people | 2022 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Cape Verde | 111.84 per 100 people | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 110.49 per 100 people | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Comoros | 109.86 per 100 people | 2023 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 109.75 per 100 people | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 109.54 per 100 people | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Norway | 109.35 per 100 people | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Zambia | 108.7 per 100 people | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 108.39 per 100 people | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 108.36 per 100 people | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Cameroon | 108.21 per 100 people | 2024 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 108.08 per 100 people | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 107.88 per 100 people | 2022 | up 219.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Turkey | 107.83 per 100 people | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 107.49 per 100 people | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Monaco | 107.4 per 100 people | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 105.96 per 100 people | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Faroe Islands | 105.8 per 100 people | 2022 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Hungary | 104.58 per 100 people | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Belgium | 103.91 per 100 people | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Brazil | 101.93 per 100 people | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Ecuador | 101.6 per 100 people | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Iraq | 100.08 per 100 people | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Nepal | 99.85 per 100 people | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Bhutan | 99.76 per 100 people | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Tuvalu | 98.86 per 100 people | 2022 | up 286.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 98.67 per 100 people | 2022 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Bolivia | 98.03 per 100 people | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Guinea | 97.88 per 100 people | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Gibraltar | 97.6 per 100 people | 2022 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Egypt | 97.13 per 100 people | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Bahamas | 96.68 per 100 people | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Bermuda | 96.68 per 100 people | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Grenada | 95.76 per 100 people | 2022 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Congo | 95.53 per 100 people | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Zimbabwe | 94.25 per 100 people | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Canada | 94.11 per 100 people | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Curacao | 93.8 per 100 people | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 153 | Dominican Republic | 93.71 per 100 people | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Rwanda | 93.2 per 100 people | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 155 | British Virgin Islands | 93.13 per 100 people | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Mauritania | 92.07 per 100 people | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 91.68 per 100 people | 2022 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 158 | United States Virgin Islands | 91.46 per 100 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 89.29 per 100 people | 2023 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Albania | 89.13 per 100 people | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Turkmenistan | 88.19 per 100 people | 2021 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Nauru | 87.17 per 100 people | 2022 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Dominica | 85.19 per 100 people | 2022 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Namibia | 85.16 per 100 people | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Uganda | 83.17 per 100 people | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Togo | 80.8 per 100 people | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 167 | India | 79.35 per 100 people | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Pakistan | 76.85 per 100 people | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Palestine | 76.69 per 100 people | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Tajikistan | 76.22 per 100 people | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Madagascar | 75.46 per 100 people | 2023 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Lebanon | 74.01 per 100 people | 2022 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Cuba | 72.93 per 100 people | 2024 | up 225.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Chad | 72.93 per 100 people | 2024 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Syria | 71.22 per 100 people | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Venezuela | 71.01 per 100 people | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Honduras | 70.94 per 100 people | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Nigeria | 70.76 per 100 people | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Lesotho | 70.33 per 100 people | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Sudan | 70.21 per 100 people | 2022 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Angola | 69.7 per 100 people | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Jordan | 69.64 per 100 people | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Malawi | 69.26 per 100 people | 2024 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Belize | 67.17 per 100 people | 2022 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Haiti | 65.19 per 100 people | 2022 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 65.08 per 100 people | 2024 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Laos | 64.76 per 100 people | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Burundi | 63.16 per 100 people | 2023 | up 159.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62.44 per 100 people | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Samoa | 62.4 per 100 people | 2022 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 62.07 per 100 people | 2022 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Tonga | 61.73 per 100 people | 2022 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Niger | 60.59 per 100 people | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 60.1 per 100 people | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Guam | 59.83 per 100 people | 2004 | up 2,058.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Eritrea | 59.12 per 100 people | 2022 | up 488.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 58.53 per 100 people | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Somalia | 53.96 per 100 people | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Kiribati | 53.52 per 100 people | 2024 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Yemen | 50.89 per 100 people | 2023 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.54 per 100 people | 2022 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 202 | Mozambique | 49.5 per 100 people | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Djibouti | 48.45 per 100 people | 2023 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 204 | South Sudan | 46.62 per 100 people | 2023 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 205 | Marshall Islands | 39.71 per 100 people | 2022 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 206 | Central African Republic | 38.82 per 100 people | 2022 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Papua New Guinea | 38.77 per 100 people | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 209 | Liberia | 32.06 per 100 people | 2022 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Northern Mariana Islands | 32.02 per 100 people | 2004 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 211 | North Korea | 24.13 per 100 people | 2022 | up 257.9% | volatile |
| 212 | Micronesia (country) | 19.99 per 100 people | 2022 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 213 | American Samoa | 3.96 per 100 people | 2004 | up 72.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 34.54 per 100 people
- Small states 161.6 per 100 people
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 142.4 per 100 people
- High income 141.6 per 100 people
- East Asia & Pacific 135.1 per 100 people
- Europe & Central Asia 134.6 per 100 people
- Upper middle income 132.4 per 100 people
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 131 per 100 people
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 129.8 per 100 people
- Late-demographic dividend 126.75 per 100 people
- Other small states 124.94 per 100 people
- Central Europe and the Baltics 124.68 per 100 people
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.