Mobile cellular subscriptions in Denmark
Denmark: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 7.57 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Denmark, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Denmark stood at 7.57 million. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Denmark peaked at 7.57 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Denmark 108th 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 | 46,031 | 0 | 123,792 | 10 |
| 1990s | 953,887 | 148,220 | 2.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.27 million | 3.36 million | 6.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 million | 6.42 million | 7.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.44 million | 7.25 million | 7.57 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More infrastructure data for Denmark
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 697,867 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 6.43 million (2004)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 99,598 (2004)
- Air transport, freight 174.54 million ton-km (2004)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 6 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,016 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 99.8% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 41.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Denmark?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Denmark was 7.57 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Denmark ranks 108th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark 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.