Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in Palau
Palau: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled was 24,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in Palau, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Palau recorded 24,000 for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in Palau peaked at 24,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,458, in 2002.
Palau ranks 206th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2,458 | — |
| 2003 | 3,924 | +59.6% |
| 2004 | 3,924 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,051 | +54.2% |
| 2006 | 8,346 | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 10,691 | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 11,667 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 12,744 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 14,512 | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 15,445 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 17,151 | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 17,945 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 19,114 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 23,743 | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 23,807 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 23,872 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 23,936 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 24,000 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 24,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.70 million, 1% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Palau's 24,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.10 million, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,476 | 2,458 | 12,744 | 8 |
| 2010s | 20,352 | 14,512 | 24,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 203 British Virgin Islands 36,760 compare
- 204 Gibraltar 36,708 compare
- 205 Turks and Caicos Islands 25,085
- 207 Micronesia (country) 22,410 compare
- 208 Northern Mariana Islands 20,474
- 209 Marshall Islands 15,913 compare
More science & technology data for Palau
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 135.39 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 52.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1805 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5.04 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in Palau?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled in Palau was 24,000 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 24,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,458 in 2002.
- How does Palau rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled?
- Palau ranks 206th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.