Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 0.9867 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Saint Lucia, 1980–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Saint Lucia is 0.9867 units per person, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.26 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
Saint Lucia ranks 143rd 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 Saint Lucia, 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 | — |
| 1994 | 0.0036 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0067 units per person | +87.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0093 units per person | +37.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0105 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0123 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0147 units per person | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0158 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0169 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0885 units per person | +425.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6075 units per person | +586.0% |
| 2004 | 0.615 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6386 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6337 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8763 units per person | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 1.04 units per person | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 1.12 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.16 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.26 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.25 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.22 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.08 units per person | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 1.07 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8319 units per person | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8187 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9624 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9867 units per person | +2.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.9867 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.22 units per person, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.9867 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.13 units per person, 88% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +586.0% | 0.0885 units per person | 0.6075 units per person |
| 2002 | +425.5% | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0885 units per person |
| 1995 | +87.9% | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0067 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 | 0.0082 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0147 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5646 units per person | 0.0158 units per person | 1.12 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 units per person | 0.8319 units per person | 1.26 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9226 units per person | 0.8187 units per person | 0.9867 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More science & technology data for Saint Lucia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 98.67 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 176,399 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 289.18 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2.54 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 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 Saint Lucia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Saint Lucia was 0.9867 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 143rd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.