Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 1.77 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.77 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 1.83 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 12th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in El Salvador, 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 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0009 units per person | +195.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 units per person | +174.5% |
| 1996 | 0.004 units per person | +71.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 units per person | +71.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0233 units per person | +239.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0865 units per person | +270.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1251 units per person | +44.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1437 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1485 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1917 units per person | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3052 units per person | +59.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4016 units per person | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6417 units per person | +59.8% |
| 2007 | 1.02 units per person | +59.1% |
| 2008 | 1.15 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 1.25 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 1.27 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.37 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 1.41 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.46 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.49 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.51 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.55 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.53 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.52 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.67 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.77 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 1.83 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.8 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.77 units per person | -1.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.77 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.22 units per person, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.77 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.13 units per person, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in El Salvador 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 | +270.9% | 0.0233 units per person | 0.0865 units per person |
| 1998 | +239.3% | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0233 units per person |
| 1994 | +195.5% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0009 units per person |
| 1995 | +174.5% | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0023 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 | 0.0124 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0865 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5382 units per person | 0.1251 units per person | 1.25 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 units per person | 1.27 units per person | 1.67 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 units per person | 1.6 units per person | 1.83 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 176.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 547.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 64.56 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 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 El Salvador?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in El Salvador was 1.77 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 12th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.