Mobile cellular subscriptions in Seychelles
Seychelles: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 125.62 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Seychelles, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Seychelles stood at 125.62 per 100 people.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Seychelles peaked at 164.62 per 100 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Seychelles 74th 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 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.18 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 20.7 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.23 per 100 people | 31.16 per 100 people | 118.2 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.55 per 100 people | 123.81 per 100 people | 164.62 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 144.06 per 100 people | 125.62 per 100 people | 163.43 per 100 people | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Seychelles
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.4 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16,166 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 163,827 (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 236,917 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 12,934 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1.18 million ton-km (2023)
- Individuals using the Internet 87.8% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 65.7% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 27.7% (2022)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 31.6 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Seychelles?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Seychelles was 125.62 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 164.62 per 100 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Seychelles rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Seychelles ranks 74th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.