Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 7.98 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bulgaria, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 7.98 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Bulgaria peaked at 10.78 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Bulgaria 102nd 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,201 | 0 | 350,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.84 million | 738,000 | 10.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.47 million | 8.13 million | 10.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.96 million | 7.90 million | 8.01 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Bulgaria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 551,943 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 723,825 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 7,027 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.626 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 21 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,248 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 82.4% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Bulgaria?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Bulgaria was 7.98 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.78 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Bulgaria ranks 102nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.