Mobile cellular subscriptions in El Salvador
El Salvador: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 176.52 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in El Salvador, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in El Salvador stood at 176.52 per 100 people.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in El Salvador peaked at 183.25 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places El Salvador 13th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.24 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 8.63 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.82 per 100 people | 12.51 per 100 people | 125.1 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.82 per 100 people | 126.9 per 100 people | 167.09 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 175.2 per 100 people | 159.57 per 100 people | 183.25 per 100 people | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for El Salvador
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 885,101 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.19 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 3.26 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 25,109 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 27.8 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 15.63 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,489 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 66.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 22.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in El Salvador?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in El Salvador was 176.52 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 183.25 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- El Salvador ranks 13th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.