Mobile cellular subscriptions in Congo
Congo: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 6.05 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Congo, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Congo recorded 6.05 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Congo peaked at 6.05 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Congo 120th 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 | 1,043 | 0 | 5,000 | 9 |
| 2000s | 867,407 | 70,000 | 2.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 million | 3.72 million | 5.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.77 million | 5.62 million | 6.05 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Congo
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2917 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17,604 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 147,084 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,545 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4.15 million ton-km (2019)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 222 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 36,785 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 47.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 69.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Congo?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Congo was 6.05 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.05 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Congo ranks 120th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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.