Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini
Eswatini: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 1.74 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1.74 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini peaked at 1.74 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Eswatini 154th 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 | 1,870 | 0 | 14,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 241,208 | 33,000 | 664,432 | 10 |
| 2010s | 918,760 | 725,802 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million | 1.25 million | 1.74 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 151 Central African Republic 1.98 million compare
- 152 North Macedonia 1.98 million compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 1.79 million compare
- 155 Liberia 1.72 million compare
- 156 Lesotho 1.64 million compare
- 157 East Timor 1.63 million compare
More infrastructure data for Eswatini
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.87 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35,641 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 34,663 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2,599 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0292 million ton-km (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.64 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,166 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 63.4% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 3.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Eswatini was 1.74 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Eswatini rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Eswatini ranks 154th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.