Mobile cellular subscriptions in Latvia
Latvia: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 121.26 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Latvia, 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 Latvia is 121.26 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Latvia peaked at 135.23 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Latvia 84th 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 | 2.34 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 11.31 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.17 per 100 people | 16.94 per 100 people | 107.54 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.66 per 100 people | 107.4 per 100 people | 135.23 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.78 per 100 people | 107.9 per 100 people | 121.26 per 100 people | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Latvia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 204,756 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.27 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 4.48 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 43,243 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 2.37 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 16.94 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,014 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 92.7% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 53.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Latvia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Latvia was 121.26 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 135.23 per 100 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Latvia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Latvia ranks 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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.