Mobile cellular subscriptions in Argentina
Argentina: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 140.24 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Argentina, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 140.24 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Argentina peaked at 158.19 per 100 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Argentina 39th out of 213 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.
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 | 0.0007 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0072 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 per 100 people | 0.0368 per 100 people | 10.5 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.83 per 100 people | 17.27 per 100 people | 128.46 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 142.05 per 100 people | 125.3 per 100 people | 158.19 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 132.19 per 100 people | 121.18 per 100 people | 140.24 per 100 people | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Argentina
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.08 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 21.06 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 156,614 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 136.48 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 292 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,431 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 89.7% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Argentina?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Argentina was 140.24 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 158.19 per 100 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Argentina rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Argentina ranks 39th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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.