Mobile cellular subscriptions in Palau
Palau: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 24,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Palau, 2002–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2023, mobile cellular subscriptions in Palau stood at 24,000. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Palau peaked at 24,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,458, in 2002.
Palau ranks 207th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,476 | 2,458 | 12,744 | 8 |
| 2010s | 18,844 | 14,512 | 24,000 | 7 |
| 2020s | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 204 British Virgin Islands 36,760 compare
- 205 Gibraltar 36,708 compare
- 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 25,085 compare
- 208 Micronesia (country) 22,410 compare
- 209 Northern Mariana Islands 20,474 compare
- 210 Marshall Islands 15,913 compare
More infrastructure data for Palau
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.1 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,154 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.39 per 100 people (2023)
- Individuals using the Internet 83.9% (2024)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 7.33 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 1,300 (2023)
- ICT goods imports 3.0% (2018)
- ICT goods exports 0.0% (2018)
- Secure Internet servers 1,469 per 1 million people (2024)
- Secure Internet servers 26 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Palau?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Palau was 24,000 in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 24,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,458 in 2002.
- How does Palau rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Palau ranks 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.