Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 118.07 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bulgaria, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Bulgaria is 118.07 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Bulgaria peaked at 147.34 per 100 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Bulgaria ranks 96th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.7323 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 4.29 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.54 per 100 people | 9.22 per 100 people | 139.62 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.27 per 100 people | 116.62 per 100 people | 147.34 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.44 per 100 people | 114.6 per 100 people | 118.07 per 100 people | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Bulgaria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 551,943 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.98 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 723,825 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 7,027 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.626 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 21 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,248 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 82.4% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Bulgaria?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bulgaria was 118.07 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 147.34 per 100 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Bulgaria ranks 96th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.