Mobile cellular subscriptions in Ireland
Ireland: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 112.64 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 112.64 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Ireland peaked at 113.14 per 100 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Ireland ranks 111th 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 | 0.072 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.3898 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.53 per 100 people | 0.7173 per 100 people | 45.08 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.26 per 100 people | 64.72 per 100 people | 113.14 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.55 per 100 people | 101.84 per 100 people | 108.99 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.19 per 100 people | 105.05 per 100 people | 112.64 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More infrastructure data for Ireland
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.92 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 192.53 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.11 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 430.49 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 49 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,400 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 97.2% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 66.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Ireland?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Ireland was 112.64 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 113.14 per 100 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Ireland ranks 111th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.