What is mobile cellular subscriptions in North Korea?

Mobile cellular subscriptions in North Korea was 24.13 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 North Korea?

The highest recorded value was 24.13 per 100 people in 2022.

What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in North Korea?

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

How does North Korea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?

North Korea ranks 211th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.

Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 257.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this North Korea 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 North Korea

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

North Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 24.13 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

24.13 per 100 people

Change on year

up 5.5%

World rank

211th

of 213 countries

All-time high

24.13 per 100 people

in 2022

All-time low

0 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2022

Mobile cellular subscriptions in North Korea, 1960–2022

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

Analysis

In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions in North Korea stood at 24.13 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 257.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in North Korea peaked at 24.13 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places North Korea 211th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.0278 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	0.2784 per 100 people	10
2010s	10.09 per 100 people	1.73 per 100 people	16.33 per 100 people	9
2020s	23.32 per 100 people	22.87 per 100 people	24.13 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near North Korea

209 Liberia 32.06 per 100 people compare
210 Northern Mariana Islands 32.02 per 100 people compare
212 Micronesia (country) 19.99 per 100 people compare
213 American Samoa 3.96 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for North Korea

Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.48 per 100 people (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.18 million (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.35 million (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 3,690 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 74 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.0075 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 67 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,545 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 0.0% (2004)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 10.4% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in North Korea?: Mobile cellular subscriptions in North Korea was 24.13 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 North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 24.13 per 100 people in 2022.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
How does North Korea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?: North Korea ranks 211th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 257.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Korea 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.