What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu?

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu was 89.29 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Vanuatu?

The highest recorded value was 90.83 per 100 people in 2019.

What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Vanuatu?

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

How does Vanuatu rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?

Vanuatu ranks 159th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.

Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Vanuatu?

Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu

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

Vanuatu: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 89.29 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

89.29 per 100 people

Change on year

up 9.4%

World rank

159th

of 213 countries

All-time high

90.83 per 100 people

in 2019

All-time low

0 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2023

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu, 1960–2023

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 89.29 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu peaked at 90.83 per 100 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.

Vanuatu ranks 159th 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	0.0593 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	0.1601 per 100 people	10
2000s	10.9 per 100 people	0.1832 per 100 people	56.58 per 100 people	10
2010s	70.31 per 100 people	50 per 100 people	90.83 per 100 people	10
2020s	83.75 per 100 people	81.62 per 100 people	89.29 per 100 people	4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

156 Mauritania 92.07 per 100 people compare
157 New Caledonia 91.68 per 100 people compare
158 United States Virgin Islands 91.46 per 100 people compare
160 Albania 89.13 per 100 people compare
161 Turkmenistan 88.19 per 100 people compare
162 Nauru 87.17 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Vanuatu

Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9262 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,036 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 286,107 (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 359,290 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 8,307 (2023)
Air transport, freight 30.27 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 10 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 31,944 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 22.4% (2015)
Fixed broadband subscriptions 1.16 per 100 people (2024)

All data for Vanuatu →

Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu?: Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu was 89.29 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Vanuatu?: The highest recorded value was 90.83 per 100 people in 2019.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Vanuatu?: The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Vanuatu rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?: Vanuatu ranks 159th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Vanuatu?: Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vanuatu 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.