Mobile cellular subscriptions in North Korea
North Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 6.35 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in North Korea, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions in North Korea stood at 6.35 million. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 273.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in North Korea peaked at 6.35 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
North Korea ranks 116th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,926 | 0 | 69,261 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.58 million | 431,919 | 4.25 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.12 million | 6.00 million | 6.35 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 113 Costa Rica 6.98 million compare
- 114 New Zealand 6.78 million compare
- 115 Oman 6.35 million compare
- 117 Turkmenistan 6.25 million compare
- 118 Georgia 6.14 million compare
- 119 Norway 6.10 million compare
More infrastructure data for North Korea
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.48 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.18 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.13 per 100 people (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 3,690 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 74 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0075 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 67 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,545 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 0.0% (2004)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 10.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in North Korea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in North Korea was 6.35 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does North Korea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- North Korea ranks 116th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 273.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea 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.