Mobile cellular subscriptions in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 126.43 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Puerto Rico, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Puerto Rico stood at 126.43 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Puerto Rico peaked at 126.43 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Puerto Rico 70th 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 | 0.077 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.3301 per 100 people | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.35 per 100 people | 0.5748 per 100 people | 21.36 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 53 per 100 people | 34.6 per 100 people | 72.62 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.14 per 100 people | 78.98 per 100 people | 102.55 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.08 per 100 people | 106.68 per 100 people | 126.43 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More infrastructure data for Puerto Rico
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 773,022 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 7.1 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,205 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 87.3% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.3% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 72.2% (2022)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 27.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 907,465 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Puerto Rico?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Puerto Rico was 126.43 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 126.43 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Puerto Rico ranks 70th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.