Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bolivia
Bolivia: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 12.17 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bolivia, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 12.17 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Bolivia peaked at 12.27 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Bolivia ranks 84th 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,724 | 0 | 420,344 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 million | 582,620 | 6.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.03 million | 7.18 million | 11.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.07 million | 11.80 million | 12.27 million | 4 |
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More infrastructure data for Bolivia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.97 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 368,926 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 98.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 5.60 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 50,459 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 19.89 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 303.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 25,130 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 79.7% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 11.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Bolivia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bolivia was 12.17 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.27 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Bolivia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Bolivia ranks 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.