Mobile cellular subscriptions in Japan
Japan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 221.92 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Japan, 1960–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2023, mobile cellular subscriptions in Japan stood at 221.92 million. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Japan peaked at 221.92 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Japan 6th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 114,082 | 0 | 489,558 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.14 million | 868,078 | 56.85 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.12 million | 66.78 million | 116.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 156.95 million | 123.29 million | 186.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 207.05 million | 195.06 million | 221.92 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 120.31 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 975,616 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 8,474 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 430 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,437 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 85.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 17.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Japan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Japan was 221.92 million in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 221.92 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Japan ranks 6th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.