What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Central African Republic?

The highest recorded value was 38.82 per 100 people in 2022.

What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Central African Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Central African Republic rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?

Central African Republic ranks 206th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.

Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Central African Republic?

Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Central African Republic 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.

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Central African Republic

Name: Mobile cellular subscriptions in Central African Republic
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Central African Republic: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 38.82 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

38.82 per 100 people

Change on year

up 8.4%

World rank

206th

of 213 countries

All-time high

38.82 per 100 people

in 2022

All-time low

0 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2022

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Central African Republic, 1960–2022

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions in Central African Republic stood at 38.82 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Central African Republic peaked at 38.82 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.

Central African Republic ranks 206th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.0233 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	0.1139 per 100 people	10
2000s	4.72 per 100 people	0.1296 per 100 people	19.07 per 100 people	10
2010s	25.9 per 100 people	21.74 per 100 people	32.26 per 100 people	10
2020s	37.02 per 100 people	35.82 per 100 people	38.82 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

203 Djibouti 48.45 per 100 people compare
204 South Sudan 46.62 per 100 people compare
205 Marshall Islands 39.71 per 100 people compare
207 Papua New Guinea 38.77 per 100 people compare
209 Liberia 32.06 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Central African Republic

Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.041 per 100 people (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 2,088 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.98 million (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 46,364 (2001)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 716 (2001)
Air transport, freight 16.2 million ton-km (1991)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 141 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 27,658 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 13.8% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 82.9% (2022)

All data for Central African Republic →

Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Central African Republic?: Mobile cellular subscriptions in Central African Republic was 38.82 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Central African Republic?: The highest recorded value was 38.82 per 100 people in 2022.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Central African Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Central African Republic rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?: Central African Republic ranks 206th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Central African Republic?: Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Central African Republic 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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Indicator: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.