Mobile cellular subscriptions in Uganda
Uganda: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 41.60 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Uganda, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Uganda stood at 41.60 million. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 104.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Uganda peaked at 41.60 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Uganda ranks 41st 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 | 9,710 | 0 | 56,358 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 million | 126,913 | 9.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.22 million | 12.83 million | 25.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.94 million | 27.69 million | 41.60 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More infrastructure data for Uganda
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3918 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 195,975 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 21,650 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,425 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0559 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 39 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 824.3 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 8.9% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 51.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Uganda?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Uganda was 41.60 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 41.60 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Uganda ranks 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.