Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled was 57,146 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in Faroe Islands, 1980–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 57,146 for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in 2022.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in Faroe Islands peaked at 59,446 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1980.
That places Faroe Islands 197th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 1,429 | — |
| 1992 | 1,718 | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 1,605 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 1,960 | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 2,558 | +30.5% |
| 1996 | 3,265 | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 4,701 | +44.0% |
| 1998 | 6,516 | +38.6% |
| 1999 | 10,761 | +65.1% |
| 2000 | 16,971 | +57.7% |
| 2001 | 24,487 | +44.3% |
| 2002 | 34,737 | +41.9% |
| 2003 | 38,026 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 41,298 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 42,032 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 49,965 | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 52,169 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 54,860 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 56,993 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 59,446 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 58,475 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 58,722 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 57,751 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 58,282 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53,213 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 54,487 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 56,619 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 56,792 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 54,959 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 59,213 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 59,213 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57,146 | -3.5% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 57,146 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.70 million, 1% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 57,146 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.71 million, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in Faroe Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +65.1% | 6,516 | 10,761 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,451 | 0 | 10,761 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,154 | 16,971 | 56,993 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,875 | 53,213 | 59,446 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,524 | 57,146 | 59,213 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More science & technology data for Faroe Islands
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 105.8 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.06 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 41.71 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.3008 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 57,146 (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 105.8 per 100 people (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in Faroe Islands?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in Faroe Islands was 57,146 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 59,446 in 2010.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1980.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled?
- Faroe Islands ranks 197th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.