Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mauritius
Mauritius: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 172.68 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius is 172.68 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Mauritius peaked at 172.68 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Mauritius ranks 16th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 2.15 per 100 people | 0.2018 per 100 people | 8.47 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.88 per 100 people | 14.79 per 100 people | 84.97 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.86 per 100 people | 92.84 per 100 people | 148.82 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.07 per 100 people | 149.07 per 100 people | 172.68 per 100 people | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Mauritius
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 36.88 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 468,800 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.20 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.50 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10,794 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 170.21 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.75 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,179 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 73.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 50.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Mauritius?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mauritius was 172.68 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 172.68 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Mauritius rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Mauritius ranks 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.