Mobile cellular subscriptions in Gambia
Gambia: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 126.24 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Gambia, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 126.24 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Gambia peaked at 132.58 per 100 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Gambia ranks 71st of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.1594 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.38 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.89 per 100 people | 0.3849 per 100 people | 70.15 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.62 per 100 people | 70.63 per 100 people | 132.58 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.09 per 100 people | 106.45 per 100 people | 126.24 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More infrastructure data for Gambia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 44,127 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 109,542 (2019)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,136 (2019)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 3 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,138 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 49.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 40.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Gambia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Gambia was 126.24 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 132.58 per 100 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Gambia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Gambia ranks 71st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.