Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mozambique
Mozambique: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 17.14 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mozambique, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Mozambique is 17.14 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Mozambique peaked at 20.13 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Mozambique ranks 70th 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 | 2,147 | 0 | 12,243 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 million | 51,065 | 5.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.07 million | 7.22 million | 20.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.45 million | 13.69 million | 17.14 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More infrastructure data for Mozambique
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0818 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28,329 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 680,108 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 12,839 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 3.02 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 100.3 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,071 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 20.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 25.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Mozambique?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Mozambique was 17.14 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 20.13 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Mozambique rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Mozambique ranks 70th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.