What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The highest recorded value was 92.35 per 100 people in 2015.

What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe

Name: Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sao Tome and Principe: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 62.44 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

62.44 per 100 people

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

189th

of 213 countries

All-time high

92.35 per 100 people

in 2015

All-time low

0 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 62.44 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 92.35 per 100 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	10
2000s	12.02 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	45.45 per 100 people	10
2010s	73.2 per 100 people	56.51 per 100 people	92.35 per 100 people	10
2020s	75.61 per 100 people	62.44 per 100 people	86.78 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

186 Ethiopia 65.08 per 100 people compare
187 Laos 64.76 per 100 people compare
188 Burundi 63.16 per 100 people compare
190 Samoa 62.4 per 100 people compare
191 Solomon Islands 62.07 per 100 people compare
192 Tonga 61.73 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Sao Tome and Principe

Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7561 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,781 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 147,061 (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 38,767 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,199 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.8486 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.18 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,633 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 59.1% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 35.9% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe?: Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe was 62.44 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 Sao Tome and Principe?: The highest recorded value was 92.35 per 100 people in 2015.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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

Indicator: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.