Mobile cellular subscriptions in Romania
Romania: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 119.81 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Romania, 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 Romania is 119.81 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Romania peaked at 123.25 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Romania ranks 90th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6.15 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.95 per 100 people | 11.34 per 100 people | 121.98 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.46 per 100 people | 113.3 per 100 people | 119.22 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.96 per 100 people | 116.48 per 100 people | 123.25 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 87 Oman 120.61 per 100 people compare
- 88 San Marino 120.27 per 100 people compare
- 89 Moldova 120.08 per 100 people compare
- 91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 118.89 per 100 people compare
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 118.79 per 100 people compare
- 93 French Polynesia 118.78 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Romania
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.78 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 2.81 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 32,354 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 2.34 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 42.38 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,225 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 91.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Romania?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Romania was 119.81 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 123.25 per 100 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Romania rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Romania ranks 90th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.