Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eritrea
Eritrea: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 2.02 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eritrea, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Eritrea is 2.02 million, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 560.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Eritrea peaked at 2.02 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Eritrea ranks 150th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 45,654 | 0 | 141,130 | 10 |
| 2010s | 499,082 | 185,275 | 1.31 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.87 million | 1.80 million | 2.02 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 147 Latvia 2.27 million compare
- 148 Mauritius 2.20 million compare
- 149 Estonia 2.06 million compare
- 151 Central African Republic 1.98 million compare
- 152 North Macedonia 1.98 million compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 1.79 million compare
More infrastructure data for Eritrea
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 68,216 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 59.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 45,104 (2020)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 494.39 (2020)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 821.25 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 14.3% (2020)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 5.3% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 0.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Eritrea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eritrea was 2.02 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Eritrea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Eritrea ranks 150th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 560.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.