Mobile cellular subscriptions in Norway
Norway: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 109.35 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Norway recorded 109.35 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Norway peaked at 115.6 per 100 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Norway 121st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.59 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 3.97 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.47 per 100 people | 4.64 per 100 people | 59.7 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.69 per 100 people | 71.79 per 100 people | 110.89 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.3 per 100 people | 107.7 per 100 people | 115.6 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.71 per 100 people | 108.3 per 100 people | 111.66 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 118 Comoros 109.86 per 100 people compare
- 119 Turks and Caicos Islands 109.75 per 100 people compare
- 120 Azerbaijan 109.54 per 100 people compare
- 122 Zambia 108.7 per 100 people compare
- 123 North Macedonia 108.39 per 100 people compare
- 124 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 108.36 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Norway
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.31 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,208 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.10 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 12.28 million (2004)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 254,045 (2004)
- Air transport, freight 176.59 million ton-km (2004)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 382 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 70,000 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 99.0% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 28.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Norway?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Norway was 109.35 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 115.6 per 100 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Norway rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Norway ranks 121st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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.