Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bhutan
Bhutan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 99.76 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bhutan, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Bhutan stood at 99.76 per 100 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Bhutan peaked at 100.33 per 100 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Bhutan 139th 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 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.88 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 48.84 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.23 per 100 people | 56.2 per 100 people | 96.86 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.52 per 100 people | 95.13 per 100 people | 100.33 per 100 people | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 189,878 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 3,752 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.5017 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 78 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 99,883 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 91.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 5.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Bhutan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bhutan was 99.76 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.33 per 100 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Bhutan ranks 139th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.