Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled by country
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country with 77 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
212
Highest
1.87 billion
China
Lowest
2,250
American Samoa
Median
7.68 million
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
9,086
What the numbers show
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 1.87 billion in China; the lowest is 2,250 in American Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.68 million, and the mean is 42.25 million.
Over the past decade 167 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Northern Mariana Islands (up 2,576.3%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 47.9%).
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.87 billion | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 1.15 billion | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 390.99 million | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 347.31 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 269.52 million | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 221.92 million | 2023 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 216.08 million | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Pakistan | 193.11 million | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 187.58 million | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Nigeria | 164.65 million | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Iran | 159.39 million | 2024 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 152.44 million | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Philippines | 133.57 million | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Vietnam | 128.87 million | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 115.13 million | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 16 | South Africa | 114.79 million | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 113.19 million | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 109.20 million | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Turkey | 94.32 million | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 92.07 million | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 21 | South Korea | 89.22 million | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Tanzania | 86.77 million | 2024 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 85.95 million | 2024 | up 181.9% | volatile |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 84.10 million | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Italy | 78.67 million | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 77.53 million | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Kenya | 71.38 million | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Argentina | 64.08 million | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 63.96 million | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Spain | 62.41 million | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Myanmar | 62.31 million | 2024 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 58.72 million | 2024 | up 165.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 58.29 million | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 54.18 million | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Algeria | 54.05 million | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 53.19 million | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Ukraine | 50.33 million | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Malaysia | 49.66 million | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Iraq | 46.08 million | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Peru | 42.64 million | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Uganda | 41.60 million | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 40.18 million | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Ghana | 39.13 million | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Canada | 37.40 million | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Sudan | 34.67 million | 2022 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Cameroon | 31.52 million | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 30.62 million | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Australia | 30.07 million | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Nepal | 29.61 million | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 27.46 million | 2024 | up 119.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Hong Kong | 27.05 million | 2024 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Angola | 26.41 million | 2024 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Chile | 26.22 million | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 26.17 million | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Mali | 25.87 million | 2022 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Afghanistan | 25.63 million | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Madagascar | 23.54 million | 2023 | up 178.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 23.43 million | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Zambia | 23.17 million | 2024 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Senegal | 22.92 million | 2024 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Romania | 22.78 million | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 22.41 million | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 20.71 million | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 20.48 million | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Venezuela | 20.17 million | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Yemen | 20.05 million | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 18.43 million | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Benin | 18.21 million | 2024 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Syria | 17.57 million | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Mozambique | 17.14 million | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Israel | 16.65 million | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Niger | 16.38 million | 2024 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 15.68 million | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Malawi | 15.00 million | 2024 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Sweden | 14.92 million | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Chad | 14.80 million | 2024 | up 181.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 14.44 million | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Guinea | 14.10 million | 2023 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Libya | 13.94 million | 2022 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Czechia | 13.59 million | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Rwanda | 13.29 million | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Portugal | 12.94 million | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Belgium | 12.20 million | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Bolivia | 12.17 million | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Belarus | 11.88 million | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Switzerland | 11.55 million | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Greece | 11.41 million | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Austria | 11.35 million | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 11.32 million | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 90 | El Salvador | 11.19 million | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 10.71 million | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Hungary | 10.12 million | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Singapore | 9.96 million | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Somalia | 9.91 million | 2023 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 8.93 million | 2022 | up 304.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Paraguay | 8.67 million | 2023 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Burundi | 8.65 million | 2023 | up 240.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Serbia | 8.18 million | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 99 | Kuwait | 8.11 million | 2023 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Jordan | 8.05 million | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Cuba | 8.01 million | 2024 | up 216.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 7.98 million | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 7.92 million | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.72 million | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Slovakia | 7.71 million | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Togo | 7.69 million | 2024 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Honduras | 7.68 million | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Denmark | 7.57 million | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Haiti | 7.50 million | 2022 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 7.33 million | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Finland | 7.07 million | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Panama | 6.98 million | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 6.98 million | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 114 | New Zealand | 6.78 million | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Oman | 6.35 million | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 116 | North Korea | 6.35 million | 2022 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Turkmenistan | 6.25 million | 2021 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Georgia | 6.14 million | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Norway | 6.10 million | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Congo | 6.05 million | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Ireland | 5.92 million | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 122 | South Sudan | 5.35 million | 2023 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 123 | Fiji | 5.33 million | 2024 | up 508.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Laos | 4.96 million | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Uruguay | 4.93 million | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Mongolia | 4.89 million | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritania | 4.76 million | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Croatia | 4.72 million | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Qatar | 4.68 million | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Lebanon | 4.25 million | 2022 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 4.15 million | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Botswana | 4.13 million | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 4.10 million | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | 4.10 million | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Armenia | 4.01 million | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Lithuania | 3.97 million | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.84 million | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Moldova | 3.64 million | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Gambia | 3.48 million | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Jamaica | 3.34 million | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.24 million | 2024 | up 192.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Gabon | 3.18 million | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Slovenia | 2.77 million | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Namibia | 2.58 million | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Bahrain | 2.56 million | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Albania | 2.49 million | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Latvia | 2.27 million | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Mauritius | 2.20 million | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Estonia | 2.06 million | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Eritrea | 2.02 million | 2022 | up 560.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Central African Republic | 1.98 million | 2022 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 1.98 million | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.79 million | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Eswatini | 1.74 million | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Liberia | 1.72 million | 2022 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Lesotho | 1.64 million | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 157 | East Timor | 1.63 million | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Cyprus | 1.51 million | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Macao | 1.45 million | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Montenegro | 1.42 million | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 161 | Luxembourg | 960,900 | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Comoros | 934,198 | 2023 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Guyana | 924,876 | 2022 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Suriname | 901,670 | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Equatorial Guinea | 893,441 | 2022 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Bhutan | 789,606 | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Maldives | 781,866 | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Malta | 766,620 | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 587,026 | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Djibouti | 558,607 | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Brunei | 546,615 | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 484,835 | 2022 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Iceland | 475,724 | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Bahamas | 387,960 | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 175 | French Polynesia | 333,905 | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Barbados | 323,482 | 2022 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 286,107 | 2023 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Belize | 270,536 | 2022 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 179 | New Caledonia | 263,224 | 2022 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 186,182 | 2022 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 176,399 | 2022 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Curacao | 173,926 | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 183 | Seychelles | 163,827 | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 147,061 | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Aruba | 140,815 | 2022 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Samoa | 134,320 | 2022 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Andorra | 127,571 | 2024 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Grenada | 111,955 | 2022 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109,022 | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Cayman Islands | 99,737 | 2022 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Guam | 98,000 | 2004 | up 2,291.4% | volatile |
| 192 | United States Virgin Islands | 79,121 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Kiribati | 72,000 | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Greenland | 66,425 | 2022 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Tonga | 64,838 | 2022 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Bermuda | 62,488 | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Faroe Islands | 57,146 | 2022 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Dominica | 56,929 | 2022 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55,592 | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Liechtenstein | 51,393 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 201 | Monaco | 41,490 | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 202 | San Marino | 41,000 | 2022 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 203 | British Virgin Islands | 36,760 | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 204 | Gibraltar | 36,708 | 2022 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 25,085 | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Palau | 24,000 | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 207 | Micronesia (country) | 22,410 | 2022 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Northern Mariana Islands | 20,474 | 2004 | up 2,576.3% | volatile |
| 209 | Marshall Islands | 15,913 | 2022 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Nauru | 10,287 | 2022 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 211 | Tuvalu | 9,878 | 2022 | up 252.8% | volatile |
| 212 | American Samoa | 2,250 | 2004 | up 87.5% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country with 77 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Mobile phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country with 77 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.