Mobile cellular subscriptions in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 1.98 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in North Macedonia, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in North Macedonia is 1.98 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in North Macedonia peaked at 2.24 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
North Macedonia ranks 152nd 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 | 9,224 | 0 | 48,733 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million | 115,748 | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 million | 1.92 million | 2.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 million | 1.86 million | 2.05 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for North Macedonia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 25.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 456,183 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.39 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 86,868 (2009)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,389 (2009)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2009)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 5.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,948 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 93.1% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in North Macedonia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in North Macedonia was 1.98 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does North Macedonia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- North Macedonia ranks 152nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.