Mobile cellular subscriptions in Congo
Congo: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 95.53 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Congo, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Congo stood at 95.53 per 100 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Congo peaked at 103.86 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Congo ranks 149th 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 | 0.0352 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.1657 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.79 per 100 people | 2.22 per 100 people | 68.87 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.59 per 100 people | 83.34 per 100 people | 103.86 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.51 per 100 people | 93.63 per 100 people | 97.66 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More infrastructure data for Congo
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2917 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17,604 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.05 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 147,084 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,545 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4.15 million ton-km (2019)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 222 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 36,785 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 47.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 69.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Congo?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Congo was 95.53 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 103.86 per 100 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Congo ranks 149th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.