Mobile cellular subscriptions in Belgium
Belgium: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 12.20 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Belgium recorded 12.20 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Belgium peaked at 12.77 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Belgium 83rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 6,097 | 0 | 30,791 | 10 |
| 1990s | 698,242 | 42,880 | 3.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.25 million | 5.63 million | 11.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.17 million | 11.36 million | 12.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.88 million | 11.53 million | 12.20 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Belgium
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 11.39 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 112,605 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,831 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 12 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,027 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 95.8% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Belgium?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Belgium was 12.20 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.77 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Belgium ranks 83rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions. 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.