Mobile cellular subscriptions in Colombia
Colombia: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 174.09 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Colombia, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 174.09 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Colombia peaked at 174.09 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 14th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 1.57 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 5.1 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.54 per 100 people | 5.77 per 100 people | 95.23 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.6 per 100 people | 99.33 per 100 people | 132.81 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 155.51 per 100 people | 133.66 per 100 people | 174.09 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More infrastructure data for Colombia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 42.40 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 373,147 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,936 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2,145 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 41,459 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 79.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Colombia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Colombia was 174.09 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 174.09 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Colombia ranks 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.