Mobile cellular subscriptions in Senegal
Senegal: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 22.92 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Senegal, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 22.92 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Senegal peaked at 22.92 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Senegal 60th 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 | 12,394 | 0 | 87,879 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 million | 250,251 | 6.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.70 million | 8.34 million | 17.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.02 million | 19.08 million | 22.92 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 57 Madagascar 23.54 million compare
- 58 Netherlands 23.43 million compare
- 59 Zambia 23.17 million compare
- 61 Romania 22.78 million compare
- 62 United Arab Emirates 22.41 million compare
- 63 Guatemala 20.71 million compare
More infrastructure data for Senegal
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,046 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.07 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10,655 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 9.99 million ton-km (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 25.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,462 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 60.1% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 8.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Senegal?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Senegal was 22.92 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.92 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Senegal ranks 60th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.