Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bolivia

Bolivia: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 12.17 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
12.17 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
84th
of 213 countries
All-time high
12.27 million
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 1960
Years of data
52
1960–2024

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bolivia, 1960–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 81 Rwanda 13.29 million compare
  2. 82 Portugal 12.94 million compare
  3. 83 Belgium 12.20 million compare
  4. 85 Belarus 11.88 million compare
  5. 86 Switzerland 11.55 million compare
  6. 87 Greece 11.41 million compare

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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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
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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.