Mobile cellular subscriptions in Chad
Chad: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 14.80 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Chad, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Chad is 14.80 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 181.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Chad peaked at 14.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Chad 76th 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 572,546 | 5,500 | 2.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 million | 2.88 million | 7.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.89 million | 8.69 million | 14.80 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Chad
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 28,332 (2014)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 72 (2014)
- Air transport, freight 0.4719 million ton-km (2014)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 15 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 812.77 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 12.6% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 11.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Chad?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Chad was 14.80 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 14.80 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Chad ranks 76th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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.