Mobile cellular subscriptions in Portugal
Portugal: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 12.94 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Portugal, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Portugal recorded 12.94 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Portugal peaked at 14.05 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Portugal ranks 82nd 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 | 278.2 | 0 | 2,782 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 million | 6,500 | 4.67 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.69 million | 6.66 million | 14.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.92 million | 11.57 million | 12.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.57 million | 11.85 million | 12.94 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More infrastructure data for Portugal
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.53 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 18.29 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 178,916 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 568.98 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 38 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,642 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 88.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Portugal?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Portugal was 12.94 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.05 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Portugal ranks 82nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.