Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 76.18 per 100 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states, 1960–2021
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 76.18 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states peaked at 86.86 per 100 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
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 | 0.3081 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.46 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.06 per 100 people | 3.04 per 100 people | 45.85 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.48 per 100 people | 52.85 per 100 people | 86.86 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.63 per 100 people | 76.18 per 100 people | 77.08 per 100 people | 2 |
More infrastructure data for Pacific island small states
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.65 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 92,978 (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.98 million (2021)
- Air transport, passengers carried 2.84 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 52,033 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 199.2 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 41,109 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 29.8% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 11.3% (2022)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 1.68 per 100 people (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states was 76.18 per 100 people in 2021, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 86.86 per 100 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.