Mobile cellular subscriptions in Venezuela
Venezuela: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 71.01 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Venezuela, 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 Venezuela is 71.01 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Venezuela peaked at 103.44 per 100 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Venezuela 176th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 0.0029 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0191 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.62 per 100 people | 0.0376 per 100 people | 15.79 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.13 per 100 people | 22.21 per 100 people | 98.89 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.14 per 100 people | 63.85 per 100 people | 103.44 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.22 per 100 people | 58.16 per 100 people | 71.01 per 100 people | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Venezuela
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.17 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.78 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 23,302 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.1232 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 805 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 28,533 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 76.7% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 22.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Venezuela?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Venezuela was 71.01 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 103.44 per 100 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Venezuela rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Venezuela ranks 176th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.