Mobile cellular subscriptions in Romania
Romania: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 22.78 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Romania, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Romania recorded 22.78 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Romania peaked at 25.10 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Romania 61st 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 222,914 | 0 | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.80 million | 2.50 million | 25.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.02 million | 22.40 million | 24.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.02 million | 22.59 million | 23.56 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Romania
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 119.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 2.81 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 32,354 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 2.34 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 42.38 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,225 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 91.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Romania?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Romania was 22.78 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.10 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Romania rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Romania ranks 61st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.