Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 105.96 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nicaragua, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 105.96 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Nicaragua peaked at 129.51 per 100 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 131st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.1652 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.8758 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.77 per 100 people | 1.8 per 100 people | 59.13 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.89 per 100 people | 69.06 per 100 people | 129.51 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.14 per 100 people | 90.81 per 100 people | 105.96 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More infrastructure data for Nicaragua
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 244,832 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.33 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 61,031 (2000)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 452 (2000)
- Air transport, freight 0.535 million ton-km (2000)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 156.21 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 23,209 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 61.4% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Nicaragua?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nicaragua was 105.96 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 129.51 per 100 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Nicaragua ranks 131st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 53 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.