What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Djibouti?

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Djibouti was 48.45 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Djibouti?

The highest recorded value was 48.45 per 100 people in 2023.

What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Djibouti?

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

How does Djibouti rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?

Djibouti ranks 203rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.

Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Djibouti?

Over the last ten years it is up 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Djibouti 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 Djibouti

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

Djibouti: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 48.45 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

48.45 per 100 people

Change on year

up 3.6%

World rank

203rd

of 213 countries

All-time high

48.45 per 100 people

in 2023

All-time low

0 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2023

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Djibouti, 1960–2023

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

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 48.45 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 95.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Djibouti peaked at 48.45 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.

Djibouti ranks 203rd 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	0.0118 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	0.0389 per 100 people	10
2000s	5.45 per 100 people	0.0308 per 100 people	14.13 per 100 people	10
2010s	28.79 per 100 people	17.8 per 100 people	38.01 per 100 people	10
2020s	44.54 per 100 people	39.27 per 100 people	48.45 per 100 people	4

Countries ranked near Djibouti

200 Yemen 50.89 per 100 people compare
201 Equatorial Guinea 49.54 per 100 people compare
202 Mozambique 49.5 per 100 people compare
204 South Sudan 46.62 per 100 people compare
205 Marshall Islands 39.71 per 100 people compare
206 Central African Republic 38.82 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Djibouti

Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 per 100 people (2023)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 28,673 (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 558,607 (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 130,500 (1991)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 3,900 (1991)
Air transport, freight 0.1 million ton-km (1991)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.3 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 263.83 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 65.3% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 84.2% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Djibouti?: Mobile cellular subscriptions in Djibouti was 48.45 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Djibouti?: The highest recorded value was 48.45 per 100 people in 2023.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Djibouti?: The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Djibouti rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?: Djibouti ranks 203rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Djibouti?: Over the last ten years it is up 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Djibouti 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

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.