Mobile cellular subscriptions in Ireland
Ireland: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 5.92 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Ireland, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Ireland is 5.92 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Ireland peaked at 5.92 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Ireland 121st 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 | 2,515 | 0 | 13,579 | 10 |
| 1990s | 386,470 | 25,000 | 1.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.95 million | 2.46 million | 5.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.92 million | 4.70 million | 5.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.59 million | 5.23 million | 5.92 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More infrastructure data for Ireland
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 192.53 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.11 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 430.49 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 49 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,400 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 97.2% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 66.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Ireland?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Ireland was 5.92 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.92 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Ireland ranks 121st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.