Mobile cellular subscriptions in Madagascar
Madagascar: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 75.46 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Madagascar, 1960–2023
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 Madagascar is 75.46 per 100 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 115.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Madagascar peaked at 75.46 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Madagascar 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2023, 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 | 0.0367 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.2273 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.67 per 100 people | 0.382 per 100 people | 29.16 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.47 per 100 people | 30.64 per 100 people | 46.08 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.23 per 100 people | 53.92 per 100 people | 75.46 per 100 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More infrastructure data for Madagascar
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0109 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,413 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.54 million (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 313,313 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 5,367 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 2.49 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 337 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 11,072 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 18.7% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 2.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Madagascar?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Madagascar was 75.46 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 75.46 per 100 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Madagascar rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Madagascar ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.