Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 132.55 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 132.55 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Sri Lanka peaked at 151.73 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 0.3882 per 100 people | 0.0059 per 100 people | 1.37 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.28 per 100 people | 2.23 per 100 people | 78.56 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.74 per 100 people | 83.14 per 100 people | 136.08 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.77 per 100 people | 131.77 per 100 people | 151.73 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 3.87 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 24,228 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 278.5 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 52.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,380 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 54.6% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 6.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Sri Lanka?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sri Lanka was 132.55 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 151.73 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.