Mobile cellular subscriptions in Panama
Panama: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 6.98 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Panama, 1960–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2023, mobile cellular subscriptions in Panama stood at 6.98 million. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Panama peaked at 6.98 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Panama ranks 112th 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 | 34,924 | 0 | 232,888 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 million | 410,401 | 6.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.04 million | 5.14 million | 6.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.55 million | 6.11 million | 6.98 million | 4 |
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More infrastructure data for Panama
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.36 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 774,060 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 15.75 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 123,804 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 143.67 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 136.6 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 31,040 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 72.8% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 62.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Panama?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Panama was 6.98 million in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 6.98 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Panama ranks 112th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.