Mobile cellular subscriptions in Moldova
Moldova: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 3.64 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Moldova, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Moldova recorded 3.64 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Moldova peaked at 4.17 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Moldova ranks 138th 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 | 2,813 | 0 | 18,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 million | 139,000 | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 million | 2.55 million | 3.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 million | 3.42 million | 4.17 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Moldova
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 24.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 734,202 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 827,604 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 6,644 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.3707 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1.62 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 640.66 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 77.4% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 20.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Moldova?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Moldova was 3.64 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 4.17 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Moldova rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Moldova ranks 138th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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.