Mobile cellular subscriptions in Guatemala
Guatemala: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 112.52 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Guatemala, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Guatemala is 112.52 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Guatemala peaked at 141.13 per 100 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Guatemala ranks 114th 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 | 0.5402 per 100 people | 0.0032 per 100 people | 2.95 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.51 per 100 people | 7.32 per 100 people | 121.75 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.29 per 100 people | 107.84 per 100 people | 141.13 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.92 per 100 people | 112.52 per 100 people | 125.72 per 100 people | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Guatemala
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.71 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 221,478 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,666 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.5395 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 109.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,118 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 60.2% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 25.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Guatemala?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Guatemala was 112.52 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 141.13 per 100 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Guatemala ranks 114th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.