Mobile cellular subscriptions in Niger
Niger: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 16.38 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Niger, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Niger stood at 16.38 million.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Niger peaked at 17.20 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Niger ranks 72nd 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 | 363.9 | 0 | 2,192 | 10 |
| 2000s | 651,999 | 2,056 | 2.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.38 million | 3.67 million | 12.12 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.79 million | 14.24 million | 17.20 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Niger
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4349 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 117,563 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 5,775 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 165 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.279 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 3.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 138.27 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 15.6% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Niger?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Niger was 16.38 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 17.20 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Niger ranks 72nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.