Mobile cellular subscriptions in Brunei
Brunei: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 118.13 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Brunei, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 118.13 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Brunei peaked at 133.6 per 100 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Brunei 95th 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 | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.76 per 100 people | 0.6765 per 100 people | 20.18 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.48 per 100 people | 29.1 per 100 people | 107.25 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.73 per 100 people | 108.47 per 100 people | 129.84 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.29 per 100 people | 116.11 per 100 people | 133.6 per 100 people | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Brunei
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 128,276 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 546,615 (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 820,886 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 7,522 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 45.91 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 8.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 18,666 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 96.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 164.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Brunei?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Brunei was 118.13 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 133.6 per 100 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Brunei rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Brunei ranks 95th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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.