Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 286,107 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu, 1960–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 286,107 for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 124.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu peaked at 286,107 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Vanuatu 178th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 | 106.6 | 0 | 300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,529 | 350 | 131,682 | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,435 | 127,244 | 265,219 | 10 |
| 2020s | 259,429 | 246,232 | 286,107 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 175 Bahamas 387,960 compare
- 176 French Polynesia 333,905 compare
- 177 Barbados 323,482 compare
- 179 Belize 270,536 compare
- 180 New Caledonia 263,224 compare
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 186,182 compare
More infrastructure data for Vanuatu
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9262 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,036 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.29 per 100 people (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 359,290 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 8,307 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 30.27 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 10 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 31,944 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 22.4% (2015)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 1.16 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vanuatu was 286,107 in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 286,107 in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Vanuatu ranks 178th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.