Mobile cellular subscriptions in Gabon
Gabon: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 125.34 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 125.34 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Gabon peaked at 148.24 per 100 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Gabon 75th 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 | 0.3646 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.8052 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.09 per 100 people | 9.41 per 100 people | 87.27 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.41 per 100 people | 93.61 per 100 people | 148.24 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.96 per 100 people | 122.61 per 100 people | 132.31 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More infrastructure data for Gabon
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,119 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.18 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 77,320 (2016)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2,305 (2016)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2013)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 164 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 67,469 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 68.7% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 60.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Gabon?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Gabon was 125.34 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 148.24 per 100 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Gabon ranks 75th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.