Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 164.65 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nigeria, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Nigeria stood at 164.65 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Nigeria peaked at 224.41 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Nigeria 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 10,885 | 0 | 25,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.30 million | 30,000 | 74.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.89 million | 87.30 million | 184.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 202.13 million | 164.65 million | 224.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More infrastructure data for Nigeria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0441 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 102,714 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 5.27 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 61,466 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 3.14 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 221 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 990.36 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 41.2% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 40.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Nigeria?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nigeria was 164.65 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 224.41 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Nigeria ranks 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.