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 (People’s Republic of)
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 (People’s Republic of); 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 (People’s Republic of) | 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, Islamic Republic of | 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, Arab Republic of | 113.19 million | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 109.20 million | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Türkiye | 94.32 million | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 92.07 million | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Korea | 89.22 million | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 86.77 million | 2024 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 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 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 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 | Côte 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, Republic of | 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 Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 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, Republic of | 26.17 million | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Mali | 25.87 million | 2022 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 25.63 million | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Madagascar, Republic of | 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, República Bolivariana de | 20.17 million | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Yemen, Republic of | 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.57 million | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Mozambique, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 7.92 million | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyz Republic | 7.72 million | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Slovak Republic | 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 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 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, Republic of | 6.05 million | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Ireland | 5.92 million | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 122 | South Sudan, Republic of | 5.35 million | 2023 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 123 | Fiji, Republic of | 5.33 million | 2024 | up 508.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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, Islamic Republic of | 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, State of | 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, Republic of | 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, The | 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, Kingdom of | 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, The State of | 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, Kingdom of | 1.74 million | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Liberia | 1.72 million | 2022 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1.64 million | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 1.63 million | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Cyprus | 1.51 million | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 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, Union of the | 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, Republic of | 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 | Cabo Verde | 587,026 | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Djibouti | 558,607 | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Brunei Darussalam | 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, The | 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 | St. Lucia | 176,399 | 2022 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 173,926 | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 183 | Seychelles | 163,827 | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 184 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 147,061 | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 140,815 | 2022 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Samoa | 134,320 | 2022 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Andorra, Principality of | 127,571 | 2024 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Grenada | 111,955 | 2022 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 189 | St. 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 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 55,592 | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 51,393 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 201 | Monaco | 41,490 | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 202 | San Marino, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 24,000 | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 207 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22,410 | 2022 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Northern Mariana Islands | 20,474 | 2004 | up 2,576.3% | volatile |
| 209 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 15,913 | 2022 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Naoero, Republic of | 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 cellular subscriptions by country Our World in Data
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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.