Mobile cellular subscriptions in Netherlands

Netherlands: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 23.43 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
23.43 million
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
58th
of 213 countries
All-time high
23.43 million
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 1960
Years of data
53
1960–2024

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Netherlands, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 23.43 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Netherlands peaked at 23.43 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.

Netherlands ranks 58th 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 13,330 0 56,000 10
1990s 1.43 million 79,000 6.75 million 10
2000s 15.62 million 10.76 million 20.63 million 10
2010s 20.29 million 19.18 million 21.76 million 10
2020s 22.03 million 20.74 million 23.43 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Netherlands?
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Netherlands was 23.43 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 23.43 million in 2024.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
How does Netherlands rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Netherlands ranks 58th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Netherlands 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.