Mobile cellular subscriptions in Philippines
Philippines: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 133.57 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Philippines, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Philippines recorded 133.57 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Philippines peaked at 168.02 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Philippines 13th 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 | 774,508 | 0 | 2.85 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.81 million | 6.45 million | 75.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.33 million | 83.15 million | 167.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 149.85 million | 133.57 million | 168.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More infrastructure data for Philippines
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 41.50 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 283,131 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 649.21 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 479 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,203 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 67.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 10.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Philippines?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Philippines was 133.57 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 168.02 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Philippines rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Philippines ranks 13th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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.