Mobile cellular subscriptions in Maldives
Maldives: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 781,866 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Maldives, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Maldives recorded 781,866 for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Maldives peaked at 900,120 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Maldives ranks 167th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 584.2 | 0 | 2,926 | 10 |
| 2000s | 192,975 | 7,638 | 457,770 | 10 |
| 2010s | 701,434 | 494,351 | 900,120 | 10 |
| 2020s | 733,124 | 706,043 | 781,866 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 164 Suriname 901,670 compare
- 165 Equatorial Guinea 893,441 compare
- 166 Bhutan 789,606 compare
- 168 Malta 766,620 compare
- 170 Cape Verde 587,026 compare
More infrastructure data for Maldives
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,998 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 148.14 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.41 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 33,484 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 29.46 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.03 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 57.24 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 85.2% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 94.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Maldives?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Maldives was 781,866 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 900,120 in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Maldives rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Maldives ranks 167th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.