Mobile cellular subscriptions in Ecuador
Ecuador: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 101.6 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Ecuador, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Ecuador is 101.6 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Ecuador peaked at 105.68 per 100 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Ecuador 136th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.7278 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 3.09 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.05 per 100 people | 3.8 per 100 people | 89.31 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.75 per 100 people | 79.57 per 100 people | 105.68 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.79 per 100 people | 88.26 per 100 people | 101.6 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More infrastructure data for Ecuador
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.43 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 4.57 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 40,797 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 120.01 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 442.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 24,821 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 77.2% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Ecuador?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Ecuador was 101.6 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 105.68 per 100 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Ecuador ranks 136th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.