Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini
Eswatini: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 139.83 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 139.83 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini peaked at 139.83 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Eswatini 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 0.1842 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.37 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.13 per 100 people | 3.17 per 100 people | 60.12 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.31 per 100 people | 65.29 per 100 people | 91.05 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.62 per 100 people | 104.75 per 100 people | 139.83 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More infrastructure data for Eswatini
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.87 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35,641 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 34,663 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2,599 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0292 million ton-km (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.64 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,166 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 63.4% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 3.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini was 139.83 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 139.83 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Eswatini rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Eswatini ranks 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.