Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vietnam
Vietnam: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 128.87 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vietnam, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Vietnam is 128.87 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Vietnam peaked at 140.64 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Vietnam ranks 14th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,160 | 0 | 328,671 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.83 million | 788,559 | 98.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.83 million | 111.57 million | 140.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.40 million | 128.87 million | 138.94 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More infrastructure data for Vietnam
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 127.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 55.11 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 331,806 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 927.89 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 359.42 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,606 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 84.2% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 1.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Vietnam?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Vietnam was 128.87 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 140.64 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Vietnam rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Vietnam ranks 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.