Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 1.27 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Tanzania, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Tanzania is 1.27 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 1.27 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
That places Tanzania 70th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Tanzania, 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 | 0.0001 units per person | +814.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | +153.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 units per person | +119.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 units per person | +82.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per person | +30.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 units per person | +110.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 units per person | +142.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0168 units per person | +114.6% |
| 2003 | 0.035 units per person | +108.3% |
| 2004 | 0.051 units per person | +45.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0756 units per person | +48.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1392 units per person | +84.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1992 units per person | +43.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3055 units per person | +53.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4004 units per person | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4688 units per person | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5576 units per person | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5746 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5621 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6328 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7625 units per person | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 0.744 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7179 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7573 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8058 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.84 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8602 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9302 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 1.27 units per person | +20.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.27 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9713 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.27 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9372 units per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +814.2% | 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 | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1234 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.4004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6583 units per person | 0.4688 units per person | 0.8058 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.99 units per person | 0.84 units per person | 1.27 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More science & technology data for Tanzania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.56 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 79.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 20.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 23.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,453 (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 Tanzania?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Tanzania was 1.27 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Tanzania rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 70th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.