Mobile cellular subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Mobile cellular subscriptions was 550.04 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 550.04 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 641.43 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
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 | 244,468 | 0 | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.13 million | 2.87 million | 189.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 417.96 million | 232.42 million | 555.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 595.31 million | 550.04 million | 641.43 million | 3 |
More infrastructure data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7035 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.38 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.71 per 100 people (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 34.62 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 437,952 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4,252 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4,053 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,539 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.5% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 1.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 550.04 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 641.43 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.