Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sweden
Sweden: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 140.69 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 140.69 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Sweden peaked at 140.78 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Sweden 37th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.29 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 4.1 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.61 per 100 people | 5.4 per 100 people | 57.93 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.56 per 100 people | 71.82 per 100 people | 112.27 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 124.44 per 100 people | 117.21 per 100 people | 128.97 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.05 per 100 people | 123.55 per 100 people | 140.78 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 19.55 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 180,974 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 324.82 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 171 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 16,306 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 95.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 33.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Sweden?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sweden was 140.69 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 140.78 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Sweden ranks 37th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.