Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan
Sudan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 34.67 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Sudan recorded 34.67 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan peaked at 35.20 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Sudan ranks 45th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 2,760 | 0 | 13,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.40 million | 23,000 | 15.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.38 million | 18.09 million | 33.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.79 million | 34.50 million | 35.20 million | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Sudan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3155 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 155,802 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.21 per 100 people (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 911,090 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 9,330 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 20.04 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 81 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 18.6% (2017)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 3.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sudan was 34.67 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.20 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Sudan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Sudan ranks 45th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.