Mobile cellular subscriptions in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 1.98 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Central African Republic, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Central African Republic is 1.98 million, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Central African Republic peaked at 1.98 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Central African Republic 151st out of 213 countries with data for 2022, 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 | 828 | 0 | 4,162 | 10 |
| 2000s | 211,221 | 4,967 | 863,641 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million | 979,232 | 1.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 million | 1.83 million | 1.98 million | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Central African Republic
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.041 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2,088 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.82 per 100 people (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 46,364 (2001)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 716 (2001)
- Air transport, freight 16.2 million ton-km (1991)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 141 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 27,658 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 13.8% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 82.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Central African Republic?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Central African Republic was 1.98 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Central African Republic rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Central African Republic ranks 151st out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.