Mobile cellular subscriptions in Suriname
Suriname: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 142.12 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Suriname, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 142.12 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Suriname peaked at 161.25 per 100 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Suriname ranks 35th 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 | 0.7031 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 3.72 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.32 per 100 people | 8.61 per 100 people | 140.54 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.59 per 100 people | 94.77 per 100 people | 161.25 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 148.39 per 100 people | 142.12 per 100 people | 157.25 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More infrastructure data for Suriname
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 124,064 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 901,670 (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 149,672 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,867 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 23.62 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 99 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 158,867 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 87.4% (2023)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 8.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Suriname?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Suriname was 142.12 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 161.25 per 100 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Suriname rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Suriname ranks 35th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.