Mobile cellular subscriptions in Kiribati
Kiribati: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 72,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Kiribati, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Kiribati stood at 72,000. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Kiribati peaked at 72,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Kiribati 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 22.2 | 0 | 200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,534 | 300 | 9,907 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,950 | 10,595 | 54,658 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,259 | 52,632 | 72,000 | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Kiribati
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0104 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 58,879 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4,427 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.3454 million ton-km (2023)
- Individuals using the Internet 89.4% (2024)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.0349 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 47 (2024)
- ICT goods imports 3.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Kiribati?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Kiribati was 72,000 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 72,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Kiribati rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Kiribati ranks 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.