Mobile cellular subscriptions in Malta
Malta: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 766,620 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Malta, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Malta recorded 766,620 for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Malta peaked at 766,620 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Malta 168th 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 | 11,963 | 0 | 37,541 | 10 |
| 2000s | 307,378 | 114,444 | 422,083 | 10 |
| 2010s | 557,706 | 455,579 | 634,386 | 10 |
| 2020s | 700,145 | 633,123 | 766,620 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 165 Equatorial Guinea 893,441 compare
- 166 Bhutan 789,606 compare
- 167 Maldives 781,866 compare
- 170 Cape Verde 587,026 compare
- 171 Djibouti 558,607 compare
More infrastructure data for Malta
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 255,500 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 2.39 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 16,075 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 3.36 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.0505 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 95.08 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 93.9% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 63.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Malta?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Malta was 766,620 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 766,620 in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Malta ranks 168th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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.