Mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 62.07 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands stood at 62.07 per 100 people.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands peaked at 67.98 per 100 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Solomon Islands ranks 191st 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 | 0.0787 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.2607 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 per 100 people | 0.2153 per 100 people | 9.65 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.02 per 100 people | 21.67 per 100 people | 67.98 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.63 per 100 people | 62.07 per 100 people | 63.67 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More infrastructure data for Solomon Islands
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.8934 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,978 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 484,835 (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 157,418 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 6,974 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 9.14 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 44.7 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 57,230 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 29.0% (2024)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.107 per 100 people (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Solomon Islands was 62.07 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 67.98 per 100 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Solomon Islands ranks 191st out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.