Mobile cellular subscriptions in Uruguay
Uruguay: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 145.5 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 145.5 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Uruguay peaked at 163.78 per 100 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 33rd 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 | 2.15 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 9.73 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.51 per 100 people | 12.58 per 100 people | 124.21 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 146.76 per 100 people | 131.36 per 100 people | 163.78 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 139.81 per 100 people | 133.9 per 100 people | 145.5 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More infrastructure data for Uruguay
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.93 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 563,632 (2009)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 8,731 (2009)
- Air transport, freight 3.76 million ton-km (2009)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 92.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 27,190 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 92.0% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 9.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Uruguay?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Uruguay was 145.5 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 163.78 per 100 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Uruguay ranks 33rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.