Mobile cellular subscriptions in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 4.10 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Puerto Rico, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Puerto Rico stood at 4.10 million. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Puerto Rico peaked at 4.10 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Puerto Rico 134th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2,691 | 0 | 11,600 | 9 |
| 1990s | 276,058 | 20,369 | 813,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.00 million | 1.32 million | 2.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 million | 2.93 million | 3.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.84 million | 3.49 million | 4.10 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Puerto Rico
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 773,022 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.43 per 100 people (2024)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 7.1 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,205 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 87.3% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.3% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 72.2% (2022)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 27.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 907,465 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Puerto Rico?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Puerto Rico was 4.10 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.10 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Puerto Rico ranks 134th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.