Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 0.8317 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Uganda, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Uganda stood at 0.8317 units per person. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.8317 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
Uganda ranks 165th 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 Uganda, 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 | — |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | +122.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 units per person | +482.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 units per person | +81.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0053 units per person | +118.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0115 units per person | +116.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0154 units per person | +34.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0295 units per person | +91.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0429 units per person | +45.7% |
| 2005 | 0.047 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0698 units per person | +48.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1415 units per person | +102.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2801 units per person | +98.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2984 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.396 units per person | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5006 units per person | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4763 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5113 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5596 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5388 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5886 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.621 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5888 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5906 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6228 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6562 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7014 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.763 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8317 units per person | +9.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.8317 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6508 units per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.8317 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9372 units per person, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +482.4% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0013 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 | 0.0024 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0941 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.2984 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5372 units per person | 0.396 units per person | 0.621 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.715 units per person | 0.6228 units per person | 0.8317 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More science & technology data for Uganda
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 83.17 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 185.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 12.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,424 (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 Uganda?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Uganda was 0.8317 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8317 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 165th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.