Mobile cellular subscriptions in Kenya
Kenya: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 126.48 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 126.48 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Kenya peaked at 126.48 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Kenya 69th 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 | 0.0175 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0793 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.01 per 100 people | 0.4158 per 100 people | 47.92 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.27 per 100 people | 60.02 per 100 people | 106.55 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.63 per 100 people | 117.6 per 100 people | 126.48 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More infrastructure data for Kenya
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.101 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 57,017 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 5.14 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 69,323 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 288.62 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 20.7 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 381.55 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 35.0% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 12.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Kenya?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Kenya was 126.48 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 126.48 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Kenya ranks 69th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.