What is mobile cellular subscriptions in United Kingdom?

Mobile cellular subscriptions in United Kingdom was 121.64 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 United Kingdom?

The highest recorded value was 122.78 per 100 people in 2023.

What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in United Kingdom?

The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.

How does United Kingdom rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?

United Kingdom ranks 83rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in United Kingdom?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this United Kingdom 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.

Mobile cellular subscriptions in United Kingdom

Name: Mobile cellular subscriptions in United Kingdom
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

United Kingdom: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 121.64 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

121.64 per 100 people

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

83rd

of 213 countries

All-time high

122.78 per 100 people

in 2023

All-time low

0 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Mobile cellular subscriptions in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom is 121.64 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in United Kingdom peaked at 122.78 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.

United Kingdom ranks 83rd 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	0.3519 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	1.71 per 100 people	10
1990s	12.69 per 100 people	1.95 per 100 people	46.36 per 100 people	10
2000s	101.02 per 100 people	73.58 per 100 people	122.36 per 100 people	10
2010s	120.75 per 100 people	118.18 per 100 people	122.47 per 100 people	10
2020s	119.89 per 100 people	117.31 per 100 people	122.78 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

80 Serbia 123.82 per 100 people compare
81 Indonesia 122.52 per 100 people compare
82 Croatia 121.73 per 100 people compare
84 Latvia 121.26 per 100 people compare
85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 121.23 per 100 people compare
86 Iceland 120.93 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for United Kingdom

Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.38 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.77 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 84.10 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 118.95 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 839,180 (2023)
Air transport, freight 4,414 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 145 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,144 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 95.5% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 74.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in United Kingdom?: Mobile cellular subscriptions in United Kingdom was 121.64 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 United Kingdom?: The highest recorded value was 122.78 per 100 people in 2023.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in United Kingdom?: The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
How does United Kingdom rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?: United Kingdom ranks 83rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in United Kingdom?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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Indicator: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.