Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 1.98 million in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states, 1960–2021
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2021, mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states stood at 1.98 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states peaked at 2.06 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
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 | 6,016 | 0 | 28,988 | 10 |
| 2000s | 374,636 | 61,200 | 925,833 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 million | 1.19 million | 2.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 million | 1.98 million | 1.98 million | 2 |
More infrastructure data for Pacific island small states
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.65 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 92,978 (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.18 per 100 people (2021)
- Air transport, passengers carried 2.84 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 52,033 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 199.2 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 41,109 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 29.8% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 11.3% (2022)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 1.68 per 100 people (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Pacific island small states was 1.98 million in 2021, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.