Mobile cellular subscriptions in Algeria
Algeria: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 115.46 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Algeria, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 115.46 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Algeria peaked at 115.46 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Algeria 104th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0474 per 100 people | 0.0018 per 100 people | 0.2373 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.57 per 100 people | 0.2783 per 100 people | 92.22 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.91 per 100 people | 90.58 per 100 people | 115.15 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.66 per 100 people | 103.44 per 100 people | 115.46 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More infrastructure data for Algeria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.05 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 7.16 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 72,631 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 8.58 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 11.25 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 247.31 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 77.4% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 30.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Algeria?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Algeria was 115.46 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 115.46 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Algeria rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Algeria ranks 104th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). 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.