Mobile cellular subscriptions in Liberia
Liberia: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 32.06 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Liberia, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 32.06 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Liberia peaked at 78.38 per 100 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 209th 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 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.29 per 100 people | 0.0512 per 100 people | 27.52 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.21 per 100 people | 38.4 per 100 people | 78.38 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.86 per 100 people | 31.43 per 100 people | 32.1 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 206 Central African Republic 38.82 per 100 people compare
- 207 Papua New Guinea 38.77 per 100 people compare
- 210 Northern Mariana Islands 32.02 per 100 people compare
- 211 North Korea 24.13 per 100 people compare
- 212 Micronesia (country) 19.99 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Liberia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1164 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,254 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.72 million (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 32,000 (1992)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2,200 (1992)
- Air transport, freight 0.1 million ton-km (1992)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 200 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 37,221 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 32.2% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 55.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Liberia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Liberia was 32.06 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.38 per 100 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Liberia ranks 209th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.