Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 1.18 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Jamaica, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Jamaica is 1.18 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 1.18 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
Jamaica ranks 95th 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 Jamaica, 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 | 0.001 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0031 units per person | +208.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 units per person | +97.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0105 units per person | +69.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0181 units per person | +71.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0216 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0259 units per person | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0306 units per person | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0558 units per person | +82.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1407 units per person | +152.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2278 units per person | +61.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4715 units per person | +107.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5934 units per person | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6876 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7374 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8422 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9891 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9991 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.08 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 1.16 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9793 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.08 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.12 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.16 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.07 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.02 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.06 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.15 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 1.18 units per person | +2.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.18 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.22 units per person, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.18 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.13 units per person, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +208.7% | 0.001 units per person | 0.0031 units per person |
| 2000 | +152.4% | 0.0558 units per person | 0.1407 units per person |
| 2002 | +107.0% | 0.2278 units per person | 0.4715 units per person |
| 1993 | +97.5% | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0062 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 | 0.0173 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0558 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6769 units per person | 0.1407 units per person | 1.08 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 units per person | 0.9793 units per person | 1.16 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 units per person | 1.02 units per person | 1.18 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 92 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.19 units per person compare
- 93 French Polynesia 1.19 units per person compare
- 94 Brunei 1.18 units per person compare
- 96 Tunisia 1.18 units per person compare
- 97 Greenland 1.17 units per person compare
- 98 Burkina Faso 1.17 units per person compare
More science & technology data for Jamaica
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 117.69 (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 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 301.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 161.41 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 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 Jamaica?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Jamaica was 1.18 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 95th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.