Mobile cellular subscriptions in South Sudan
South Sudan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 5.35 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile cellular subscriptions in South Sudan, 2010–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 5.35 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in South Sudan peaked at 5.35 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million, in 2010.
South Sudan ranks 122nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.39 million | 1.50 million | 2.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.66 million | 3.28 million | 5.35 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More infrastructure data for South Sudan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.62 per 100 people (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 26 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,359 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 6.7% (2019)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 29.3% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 34.2% (2022)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.0017 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 200 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in South Sudan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in South Sudan was 5.35 million in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.35 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2010.
- How does South Sudan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- South Sudan ranks 122nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.