Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 0.7685 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Pakistan, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Pakistan is 0.7685 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.7911 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
That places Pakistan 168th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Pakistan, 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 | 0.0001 units per person | +311.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +54.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | +49.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per person | +61.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per person | +61.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 units per person | +92.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 units per person | +41.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 units per person | +31.8% |
| 2000 | 0.002 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 units per person | +135.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0104 units per person | +123.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0144 units per person | +38.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0293 units per person | +103.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0728 units per person | +148.2% |
| 2006 | 0.192 units per person | +163.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3407 units per person | +77.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4645 units per person | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4854 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4978 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5345 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5786 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6052 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6336 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5794 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.62 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6473 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6786 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7167 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7473 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.788 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7911 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7654 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7685 units per person | +0.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.7685 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9713 units per person, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.7685 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.18 units per person, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +311.2% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 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 | 0.0005 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1616 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.4854 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6092 units per person | 0.4978 units per person | 0.7167 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7721 units per person | 0.7473 units per person | 0.7911 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 165 Uganda 0.8317 units per person compare
- 166 Palestine 0.8031 units per person compare
- 167 India 0.7935 units per person compare
- 169 Tajikistan 0.7622 units per person compare
- 170 Madagascar 0.7546 units per person compare
- 171 United States Virgin Islands 0.7506 units per person compare
More science & technology data for Pakistan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 76.85 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 193.11 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 245.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 20,519 (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 Pakistan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Pakistan was 0.7685 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7911 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Pakistan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 168th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.