Mobile cellular subscriptions in Panama
Panama: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 156.59 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Panama, 1960–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Panama recorded 156.59 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Panama peaked at 183.17 per 100 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Panama ranks 25th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 1.2 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 7.91 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.32 per 100 people | 13.63 per 100 people | 170.2 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 154.68 per 100 people | 127.62 per 100 people | 183.17 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 149.71 per 100 people | 142.28 per 100 people | 156.59 per 100 people | 4 |
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More infrastructure data for Panama
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.36 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 774,060 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 15.75 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 123,804 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 143.67 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 136.6 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 31,040 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 72.8% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 62.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Panama?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Panama was 156.59 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 183.17 per 100 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Panama ranks 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.