Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru
Nauru: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 87.17 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 87.17 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru peaked at 88.79 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Nauru 162nd out of 213 countries with data for 2022, 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 | 4.16 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 9.63 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3 per 100 people | 11.8 per 100 people | 14.81 per 100 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.65 per 100 people | 61.73 per 100 people | 88.79 per 100 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 86.15 per 100 people | 85.4 per 100 people | 87.17 per 100 people | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Nauru
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10,287 (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 39,104 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 947 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 2.94 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.01 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 847.39 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 83.0% (2024)
- Secure Internet servers 669.62 per 1 million people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru was 87.17 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 88.79 per 100 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Nauru rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Nauru ranks 162nd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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.