Mobile cellular subscriptions in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 38.77 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 38.77 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 49.19 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Papua New Guinea 207th 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 | 0.0366 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.1327 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.99 per 100 people | 0.1546 per 100 people | 19.14 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.43 per 100 people | 25.01 per 100 people | 47.2 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.84 per 100 people | 34.06 per 100 people | 49.19 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 204 South Sudan 46.62 per 100 people compare
- 205 Marshall Islands 39.71 per 100 people compare
- 206 Central African Republic 38.82 per 100 people compare
- 209 Liberia 32.06 per 100 people compare
- 210 Northern Mariana Islands 32.02 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.55 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 34,416 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 7.12 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 801 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 78,505 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 18.8% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 57.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Papua New Guinea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Papua New Guinea was 38.77 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.19 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.