Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nepal
Nepal: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 29.61 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nepal, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Nepal stood at 29.61 million.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Nepal peaked at 39.18 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Nepal 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 550 | 0 | 5,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 million | 10,226 | 5.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.71 million | 9.20 million | 39.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.40 million | 29.61 million | 38.21 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Nepal
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 407,925 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 4.29 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 67,501 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 16.93 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 198.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,670 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 46.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 1.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Nepal?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nepal was 29.61 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.18 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Nepal ranks 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.