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Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Fiji

Fiji: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people was 574.15 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
574.15 per 100 people
Change on year
up 59.0%
World rank
1st
of 212 countries
All-time high
574.15 per 100 people
in 2024
All-time low
0 per 100 people
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Fiji, 1980–2024

02004006001980200220241980: 0 per 100 people1981: 0 per 100 people1982: 0 per 100 people1983: 0 per 100 people1984: 0 per 100 people1985: 0 per 100 people1986: 0 per 100 people1987: 0 per 100 people1988: 0 per 100 people1989: 0 per 100 people1990: 0 per 100 people1991: 0 per 100 people1992: 0 per 100 people1993: 0 per 100 people1994: 0.139 per 100 people1995: 0.278 per 100 people1996: 0.465 per 100 people1997: 0.646 per 100 people1998: 0.983 per 100 people1999: 2.8 per 100 people2000: 6.5 per 100 people2001: 9.5 per 100 people2002: 10.5 per 100 people2003: 12.7 per 100 people2004: 16.3 per 100 people2005: 23.2 per 100 people2006: 32 per 100 people2007: 59 per 100 people2008: 66.4 per 100 people2009: 70.5 per 100 people2010: 76.7 per 100 people2011: 79.6 per 100 people2012: 93.9 per 100 people2013: 101.5 per 100 people2014: 95.5 per 100 people2015: 105.2 per 100 people2016: 113.7 per 100 people2017: 112.5 per 100 people2018: 110.7 per 100 people2019: 112.6 per 100 people2020: 108.4 per 100 people2021: 108.2 per 100 people2022: 111.7 per 100 people2023: 361 per 100 people2024: 574.2 per 100 people

Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Fiji recorded 574.15 per 100 people for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 59.0% on the previous year and up 501.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Fiji peaked at 574.15 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1980.

Fiji ranks 1st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Fiji, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1980 0 per 100 people —
1981 0 per 100 people —
1982 0 per 100 people —
1983 0 per 100 people —
1984 0 per 100 people —
1985 0 per 100 people —
1986 0 per 100 people —
1987 0 per 100 people —
1988 0 per 100 people —
1989 0 per 100 people —
1990 0 per 100 people —
1991 0 per 100 people —
1992 0 per 100 people —
1993 0 per 100 people —
1994 0.1391 per 100 people —
1995 0.2777 per 100 people +99.6%
1996 0.4645 per 100 people +67.3%
1997 0.6463 per 100 people +39.1%
1998 0.9829 per 100 people +52.1%
1999 2.84 per 100 people +188.9%
2000 6.55 per 100 people +130.6%
2001 9.53 per 100 people +45.5%
2002 10.48 per 100 people +10.0%
2003 12.68 per 100 people +21.1%
2004 16.26 per 100 people +28.2%
2005 23.23 per 100 people +42.9%
2006 31.97 per 100 people +37.6%
2007 59.04 per 100 people +84.7%
2008 66.42 per 100 people +12.5%
2009 70.54 per 100 people +6.2%
2010 76.66 per 100 people +8.7%
2011 79.63 per 100 people +3.9%
2012 93.87 per 100 people +17.9%
2013 101.53 per 100 people +8.2%
2014 95.49 per 100 people -6.0%
2015 105.16 per 100 people +10.1%
2016 113.66 per 100 people +8.1%
2017 112.53 per 100 people -1.0%
2018 110.67 per 100 people -1.7%
2019 112.58 per 100 people +1.7%
2020 108.36 per 100 people -3.7%
2021 108.16 per 100 people -0.2%
2022 111.75 per 100 people +3.3%
2023 361.05 per 100 people +223.1%
2024 574.15 per 100 people +59.0%

Fiji compared with similar countries

  • Fiji's 574.15 per 100 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.66 per 100 people, 4.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Fiji's 574.15 per 100 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 115.3 per 100 people, 5.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Fiji 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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +223.1% 111.75 per 100 people 361.05 per 100 people
1999 +188.9% 0.9829 per 100 people 2.84 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 10
1990s 0.535 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 2.84 per 100 people 10
2000s 30.67 per 100 people 6.55 per 100 people 70.54 per 100 people 10
2010s 100.18 per 100 people 76.66 per 100 people 113.66 per 100 people 10
2020s 252.69 per 100 people 108.16 per 100 people 574.15 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 2 Hong Kong 364.85 per 100 people compare
  2. 3 Montenegro 221.69 per 100 people compare
  3. 4 United Arab Emirates 203.21 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Fiji?
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Fiji was 574.15 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 574.15 per 100 people in 2024.
What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1980.
How does Fiji rank for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Fiji ranks 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is up 501.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Fiji data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
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This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.