Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mali

Mali: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 25.87 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
25.87 million
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
55th
of 213 countries
All-time high
25.87 million
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 1960
Years of data
51
1960–2022

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mali, 1960–2022

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Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

Mali recorded 25.87 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Mali peaked at 25.87 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.

Mali ranks 55th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 0 0 2
1970s 0 0 0 6
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 1,489 0 6,387 10
2000s 1.34 million 10,398 4.46 million 10
2010s 18.60 million 7.44 million 23.51 million 10
2020s 25.17 million 24.33 million 25.87 million 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Mali?
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mali was 25.87 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 25.87 million in 2022.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
How does Mali rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Mali ranks 55th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mali 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
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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.