Mobile cellular subscriptions in Kiribati
Kiribati: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 53.52 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Kiribati, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Kiribati stood at 53.52 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 105.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Kiribati peaked at 53.52 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Kiribati ranks 199th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.0255 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.2291 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 per 100 people | 0.3386 per 100 people | 9.31 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7 per 100 people | 9.75 per 100 people | 44.11 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.65 per 100 people | 41 per 100 people | 53.52 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 196 Eritrea 59.12 per 100 people compare
- 197 Democratic Republic of Congo 58.53 per 100 people compare
- 198 Somalia 53.96 per 100 people compare
- 200 Yemen 50.89 per 100 people compare
- 201 Equatorial Guinea 49.54 per 100 people compare
- 202 Mozambique 49.5 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Kiribati
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0104 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72,000 (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 58,879 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4,427 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.3454 million ton-km (2023)
- Individuals using the Internet 89.4% (2024)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.0349 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 47 (2024)
- ICT goods imports 3.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Kiribati?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Kiribati was 53.52 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 53.52 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Kiribati rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Kiribati ranks 199th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.