Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Aruba
Aruba: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 1.31 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Aruba, 1980–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 1.31 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Aruba peaked at 1.31 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
Aruba ranks 55th 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 Aruba, 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 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0215 units per person | +7327.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0361 units per person | +67.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0394 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0608 units per person | +54.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1338 units per person | +120.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1656 units per person | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5796 units per person | +250.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6712 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7511 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.03 units per person | +37.7% |
| 2005 | 1.06 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.13 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.26 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.29 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.31 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.31 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.31 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.29 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.31 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.31 units per person | +0.2% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 1.31 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.25 units per person, 1.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 1.31 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.13 units per person, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Aruba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +7327.5% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0215 units per person |
| 2001 | +250.0% | 0.1656 units per person | 0.5796 units per person |
| 1999 | +120.0% | 0.0608 units per person | 0.1338 units per person |
| 1996 | +67.9% | 0.0215 units per person | 0.0361 units per person |
| 1998 | +54.3% | 0.0394 units per person | 0.0608 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 | 0.0365 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.1338 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8949 units per person | 0.1656 units per person | 1.26 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 units per person | 1.29 units per person | 1.31 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.31 units per person | 1.3 units per person | 1.31 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More science & technology data for Aruba
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.65 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 140,815 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 782.31 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3387 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.1312 % change on previous year (2022)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.1611 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 140,815 (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 130.65 per 100 people (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Aruba?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Aruba was 1.31 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Aruba rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Aruba ranks 55th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba 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.