Mobile cellular subscriptions in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 6.25 million in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Turkmenistan, 1960–2021
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Turkmenistan is 6.25 million, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Turkmenistan peaked at 8.57 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Turkmenistan ranks 117th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 950 | 0 | 4,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 405,471 | 7,500 | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.22 million | 3.20 million | 8.57 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.21 million | 6.16 million | 6.25 million | 2 |
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More infrastructure data for Turkmenistan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 735,547 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.19 per 100 people (2021)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.08 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10,676 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 62.72 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1.41 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 194.32 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 18.0% (2016)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 2.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Turkmenistan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Turkmenistan was 6.25 million in 2021, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.57 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Turkmenistan ranks 117th out of 213 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.