Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Venezuela
Venezuela: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 0.7101 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Venezuela, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Venezuela is 0.7101 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Venezuela peaked at 1.03 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
Venezuela ranks 176th 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 Venezuela, 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 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per person | +99.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per person | +96.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 units per person | +118.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 units per person | +362.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0086 units per person | +127.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0147 units per person | +70.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0182 units per person | +23.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0257 units per person | +41.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0463 units per person | +80.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0852 units per person | +83.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1573 units per person | +84.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2221 units per person | +41.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2591 units per person | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2572 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2709 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3197 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4665 units per person | +45.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6902 units per person | +47.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8615 units per person | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9772 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9889 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9676 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9862 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.03 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.03 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9516 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8971 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8014 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6955 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6385 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5816 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6023 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6647 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7022 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7101 units per person | +1.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.7101 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9713 units per person, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.7101 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.13 units per person, 63% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +362.4% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0038 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0361 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.1573 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5313 units per person | 0.2221 units per person | 0.9889 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9014 units per person | 0.6385 units per person | 1.03 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6522 units per person | 0.5816 units per person | 0.7101 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More science & technology data for Venezuela
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 71.01 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 20.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 22.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 474.63 (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 Venezuela?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Venezuela was 0.7101 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Venezuela rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Venezuela ranks 176th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.