Mobile cellular subscriptions in Maldives
Maldives: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 148.14 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Maldives, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 148.14 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Maldives peaked at 196.41 per 100 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Maldives 31st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 0.2126 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.05 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.41 per 100 people | 2.71 per 100 people | 131.44 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.46 per 100 people | 137.02 per 100 people | 196.41 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.18 per 100 people | 136.46 per 100 people | 148.14 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More infrastructure data for Maldives
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,998 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 781,866 (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.41 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 33,484 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 29.46 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.03 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 57.24 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 85.2% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 94.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Maldives?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Maldives was 148.14 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 196.41 per 100 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Maldives rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Maldives ranks 31st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.