Mobile cellular subscriptions in Thailand
Thailand: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 115.13 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Thailand, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Thailand recorded 115.13 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Thailand peaked at 129.61 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Thailand 15th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 6,420 | 0 | 39,936 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million | 63,223 | 2.34 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.80 million | 3.06 million | 65.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.40 million | 71.73 million | 129.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.92 million | 115.13 million | 126.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More infrastructure data for Thailand
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.45 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.90 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 160.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 51.92 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 335,160 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,650 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 224.51 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,130 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 90.9% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 4.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Thailand?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Thailand was 115.13 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 129.61 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Thailand rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Thailand ranks 15th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.