Mobile cellular subscriptions in Caribbean small states
Caribbean small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 3.41 million in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Caribbean small states, 1960–2021
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Caribbean small states recorded 3.41 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Caribbean small states peaked at 3.47 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
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 | 20,172 | 2,072 | 78,858 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million | 191,242 | 2.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 million | 2.28 million | 3.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.44 million | 3.41 million | 3.47 million | 2 |
More infrastructure data for Caribbean small states
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 18.32 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 573,277 (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.13 per 100 people (2021)
- Air transport, passengers carried 2.46 million (2021)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 137,316 (2021)
- Air transport, freight 79.79 million ton-km (2019)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 360.76 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 80,216 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.5% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 11.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Caribbean small states?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Caribbean small states was 3.41 million in 2021, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Caribbean small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean small states 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.