Mobile cellular subscriptions in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 89.9 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
89.9 per 100 people
Change on year
down 1.1%
All-time high
93.6 per 100 people
in 2022
All-time low
0 per 100 people
in 1960
Years of data
39
1960–2025

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Lower middle income, 1960–2025

0204060801001960199220251960: 0 per 100 people1965: 0 per 100 people1970: 0 per 100 people1975: 0 per 100 people1976: 0 per 100 people1977: 0 per 100 people1978: 0 per 100 people1979: 0 per 100 people1980: 0 per 100 people1981: 0 per 100 people1982: 0 per 100 people1983: 0 per 100 people1984: 0 per 100 people1985: 0 per 100 people1986: 0 per 100 people1987: 0 per 100 people1988: 0 per 100 people1989: 0 per 100 people1990: 0.001 per 100 people1991: 0.003 per 100 people1992: 0.005 per 100 people1993: 0.01 per 100 people1994: 0.016 per 100 people1995: 0.049 per 100 people1996: 0.099 per 100 people1997: 0.18 per 100 people1998: 0.255 per 100 people1999: 0.432 per 100 people2015: 81.8 per 100 people2016: 86.6 per 100 people2017: 88.1 per 100 people2018: 90.7 per 100 people2019: 92.4 per 100 people2020: 92.9 per 100 people2021: 92.8 per 100 people2022: 93.6 per 100 people2023: 92.8 per 100 people2024: 90.9 per 100 people2025: 89.9 per 100 people

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

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 89.9 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2025.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Lower middle income peaked at 93.6 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 0.0001 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.0003 per 100 people 10
1990s 0.105 per 100 people 0.0006 per 100 people 0.4321 per 100 people 10
2010s 87.92 per 100 people 81.8 per 100 people 92.4 per 100 people 5
2020s 92.15 per 100 people 89.9 per 100 people 93.6 per 100 people 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Lower middle income?
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Lower middle income was 89.9 per 100 people in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 93.6 per 100 people in 2022.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lower middle income 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

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

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.