Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Italy
Italy: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 1.33 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Italy, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.33 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Italy peaked at 1.61 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
Italy ranks 50th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Italy, 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 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per person | +41.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per person | +82.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 units per person | +103.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 units per person | +96.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 units per person | +302.3% |
| 1991 | 0.01 units per person | +113.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0138 units per person | +37.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0212 units per person | +54.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0394 units per person | +85.5% |
| 1995 | 0.069 units per person | +75.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1129 units per person | +63.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2063 units per person | +82.7% |
| 1998 | 0.36 units per person | +74.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5323 units per person | +47.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7419 units per person | +39.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8994 units per person | +21.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9494 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.989 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.09 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 1.23 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 1.38 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 1.53 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 1.53 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.51 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.57 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.61 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.61 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.49 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.46 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.43 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.4 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.39 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.33 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.31 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.32 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.33 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.33 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.33 units per person | +0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.33 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.25 units per person, 1.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1.33 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.24 units per person, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +302.3% | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0047 units per person |
| 1991 | +113.4% | 0.0047 units per person | 0.01 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.137 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.5323 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 units per person | 0.7419 units per person | 1.53 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 units per person | 1.33 units per person | 1.61 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 units per person | 1.31 units per person | 1.33 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More science & technology data for Italy
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.57 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 265.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5331 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 82,771 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 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 Italy?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Italy was 1.33 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Italy rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Italy ranks 50th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.