Mobile cellular subscriptions in Botswana
Botswana: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 4.13 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Botswana, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Botswana is 4.13 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Botswana peaked at 4.44 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Botswana ranks 132nd 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 | 10,719 | 0 | 92,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 775,304 | 222,190 | 1.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 million | 2.36 million | 3.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 million | 3.83 million | 4.44 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Botswana
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 83,182 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 172,720 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4,264 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.282 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 983.65 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 57.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 60.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Botswana?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Botswana was 4.13 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.44 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Botswana ranks 132nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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.