Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Greece
Greece: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 1.1 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Greece, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Greece stood at 1.1 units per person.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Greece peaked at 1.25 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
Greece ranks 122nd 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 Greece, 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 | 0.0046 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0146 units per person | +217.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0258 units per person | +77.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0501 units per person | +94.0% |
| 1997 | 0.088 units per person | +75.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1909 units per person | +117.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3628 units per person | +90.0% |
| 2000 | 0.549 units per person | +51.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7332 units per person | +33.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8544 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8177 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8511 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9338 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9963 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.11 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 1.25 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.11 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.09 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.21 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 1.14 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.11 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.16 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.16 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.13 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.11 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.07 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.09 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.09 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.09 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1 units per person | +0.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.1 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.25 units per person, 88% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.1 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.24 units per person, 89% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +217.2% | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0146 units per person |
| 1998 | +117.1% | 0.088 units per person | 0.1909 units per person |
| 1996 | +94.0% | 0.0258 units per person | 0.0501 units per person |
| 1999 | +90.0% | 0.1909 units per person | 0.3628 units per person |
| 1995 | +77.6% | 0.0146 units per person | 0.0258 units per person |
| 1997 | +75.4% | 0.0501 units per person | 0.088 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 | 0.0737 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.3628 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9291 units per person | 0.549 units per person | 1.25 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 units per person | 1.09 units per person | 1.21 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 units per person | 1.07 units per person | 1.1 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More science & technology data for Greece
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5798 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,552 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 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 Greece?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Greece was 1.1 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Greece ranks 122nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.