Mobile cellular subscriptions in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 118.79 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 118.79 per 100 people.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 150.72 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 92nd of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.7876 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2.91 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.11 per 100 people | 12.26 per 100 people | 133.88 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.83 per 100 people | 130.91 per 100 people | 150.72 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.02 per 100 people | 118.79 per 100 people | 134.23 per 100 people | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,734 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.79 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 2.03 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 27,936 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 45.84 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 3.84 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,812 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 82.2% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 62.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Trinidad and Tobago was 118.79 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 150.72 per 100 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 92nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.