Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mongolia
Mongolia: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 140.67 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 140.67 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Mongolia peaked at 142.81 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Mongolia ranks 38th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.1921 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.42 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.11 per 100 people | 6.3 per 100 people | 84.38 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.47 per 100 people | 92.92 per 100 people | 136.72 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 139.51 per 100 people | 132.61 per 100 people | 142.81 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More infrastructure data for Mongolia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 519,169 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.89 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 773,702 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 7,240 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 26.52 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 34.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 10,135 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 85.1% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 9.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Mongolia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mongolia was 140.67 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 142.81 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Mongolia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Mongolia ranks 38th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.