What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Greenland?

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Greenland was 118.64 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Greenland?

The highest recorded value was 118.85 per 100 people in 2021.

What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Greenland?

The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Greenland rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?

Greenland ranks 94th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.

Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Greenland?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Greenland 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.

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Greenland

Name: Mobile cellular subscriptions in Greenland
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Greenland: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 118.64 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

118.64 per 100 people

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

94th

of 213 countries

All-time high

118.85 per 100 people

in 2021

All-time low

0 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2022

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Greenland, 1960–2022

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Greenland recorded 118.64 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Greenland peaked at 118.85 per 100 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Greenland 94th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, 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	6.54 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	24.1 per 100 people	10
2000s	69.77 per 100 people	26.89 per 100 people	116.94 per 100 people	10
2010s	107.1 per 100 people	101.3 per 100 people	111.14 per 100 people	9
2020s	118.37 per 100 people	117.61 per 100 people	118.85 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near Greenland

91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 118.89 per 100 people compare
92 Trinidad and Tobago 118.79 per 100 people compare
93 French Polynesia 118.78 per 100 people compare
95 Brunei 118.13 per 100 people compare
96 Bulgaria 118.07 per 100 people compare
97 Jamaica 117.69 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Greenland

Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.92 per 100 people (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,996 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 66,425 (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 69.5% (2017)
Fixed broadband subscriptions 31.98 per 100 people (2022)
Fixed broadband subscriptions 17,908 (2022)
ICT goods imports 3.6% (2018)
ICT goods exports 0.0% (2018)
Secure Internet servers 3,906 per 1 million people (2024)
Secure Internet servers 222 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Greenland?: Mobile cellular subscriptions in Greenland was 118.64 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Greenland?: The highest recorded value was 118.85 per 100 people in 2021.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Greenland?: The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Greenland rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?: Greenland ranks 94th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Greenland?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greenland 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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Indicator: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.