Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 0.2413 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in North Korea, 1980–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in North Korea is 0.2413 units per person, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 257.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.2413 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
North Korea ranks 210th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 North Korea, 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 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0.0028 units per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.0173 units per person | +520.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0398 units per person | +130.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0674 units per person | +69.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0955 units per person | +41.7% |
| 2014 | 0.11 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1267 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1403 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1476 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1633 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2296 units per person | +40.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2287 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2413 units per person | +5.5% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.2413 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6508 units per person, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.2413 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.15 units per person, 21% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +520.9% | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0173 units per person |
| 2011 | +130.5% | 0.0173 units per person | 0.0398 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 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1009 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 0.1633 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2332 units per person | 0.2287 units per person | 0.2413 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 207 Papua New Guinea 0.3877 units per person compare
- 208 Liberia 0.3206 units per person compare
- 209 Northern Mariana Islands 0.3202 units per person compare
- 211 Micronesia (country) 0.1999 units per person compare
- 212 American Samoa 0.0396 units per person compare
More science & technology data for North Korea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 24.13 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.35 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 52.77 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 269.28 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in North Korea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in North Korea was 0.2413 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2413 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does North Korea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 210th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea 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.