Mobile cellular subscriptions in Senegal
Senegal: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 123.89 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 123.89 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Senegal peaked at 123.91 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Senegal ranks 79th 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 | 0.1319 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.9271 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.11 per 100 people | 2.51 per 100 people | 55.94 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.05 per 100 people | 66.03 per 100 people | 109.34 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.98 per 100 people | 113.64 per 100 people | 123.91 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More infrastructure data for Senegal
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,046 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.92 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.07 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10,655 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 9.99 million ton-km (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 25.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,462 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 60.1% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 8.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Senegal?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Senegal was 123.89 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 123.91 per 100 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Senegal ranks 79th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.