Mobile cellular subscriptions in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 58.53 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 58.53 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 58.53 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 197th 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 | 0.0147 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0254 per 100 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.93 per 100 people | 0.0297 per 100 people | 15.43 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.34 per 100 people | 17.24 per 100 people | 47.32 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.04 per 100 people | 42.5 per 100 people | 58.53 per 100 people | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 63.96 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.15 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 9,822 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.4798 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 900 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 8,789 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 19.7% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 68.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Democratic Republic of Congo was 58.53 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 58.53 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 197th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.