Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pakistan
Pakistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 76.85 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 76.85 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Pakistan peaked at 79.11 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Pakistan 168th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, 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 | 0.054 per 100 people | 0.0017 per 100 people | 0.1774 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.16 per 100 people | 0.1979 per 100 people | 48.54 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.92 per 100 people | 49.78 per 100 people | 71.67 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.21 per 100 people | 74.73 per 100 people | 79.11 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More infrastructure data for Pakistan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.54 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 193.11 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 7.15 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 41,823 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 309.51 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 55 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 225.69 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 57.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 5.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Pakistan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pakistan was 76.85 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.11 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Pakistan ranks 168th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.