Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 1.15 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Algeria, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Algeria is 1.15 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Algeria peaked at 1.15 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
Algeria ranks 102nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | +893.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -72.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | +240.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per person | +144.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 units per person | +46.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 units per person | +294.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 units per person | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0142 units per person | +344.3% |
| 2003 | 0.045 units per person | +217.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1496 units per person | +232.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4126 units per person | +175.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6245 units per person | +51.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8062 units per person | +29.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7764 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9222 units per person | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9058 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9651 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9969 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.08 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.15 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.11 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.05 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 1.03 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.08 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.12 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1.15 units per person | +3.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.15 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.22 units per person, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.15 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.18 units per person, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +893.3% | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 2002 | +344.3% | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0142 units per person |
| 1999 | +294.5% | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0024 units per person |
| 1995 | +240.9% | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 2004 | +232.8% | 0.045 units per person | 0.1496 units per person |
| 2003 | +217.1% | 0.0142 units per person | 0.045 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3757 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.9222 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 units per person | 0.9058 units per person | 1.15 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 units per person | 1.03 units per person | 1.15 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 99 Mexico 1.16 units per person compare
- 100 East Timor 1.16 units per person compare
- 101 Cambodia 1.16 units per person compare
- 103 Philippines 1.15 units per person compare
- 104 United States 1.15 units per person compare
- 105 Barbados 1.15 units per person compare
More science & technology data for Algeria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 115.46 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 54.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 21.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 7,676 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 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, per capita in Algeria?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Algeria was 1.15 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Algeria rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 102nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.