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Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati

Kiribati: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people was 53.52 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
53.52 per 100 people
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
199th
of 212 countries
All-time high
53.52 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 Kiribati, 1980–2024

02040601980200220241980: 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 per 100 people1995: 0 per 100 people1996: 0 per 100 people1997: 0 per 100 people1998: 0.026 per 100 people1999: 0.229 per 100 people2000: 0.339 per 100 people2001: 0.437 per 100 people2002: 0.537 per 100 people2003: 0.559 per 100 people2004: 0.64 per 100 people2005: 0.663 per 100 people2006: 0.7 per 100 people2007: 0.735 per 100 people2008: 0.959 per 100 people2009: 9.3 per 100 people2010: 9.7 per 100 people2011: 12.5 per 100 people2012: 16 per 100 people2013: 17.6 per 100 people2014: 26 per 100 people2015: 35.1 per 100 people2016: 43.9 per 100 people2017: 38.3 per 100 people2018: 43.7 per 100 people2019: 44.1 per 100 people2020: 43.3 per 100 people2021: 41 per 100 people2022: 49.1 per 100 people2023: 51.3 per 100 people2024: 53.5 per 100 people

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

Analysis

In 2024, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati stood at 53.52 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 105.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati peaked at 53.52 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1980.

Kiribati ranks 199th 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 phone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati, 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 per 100 people —
1995 0 per 100 people —
1996 0 per 100 people —
1997 0 per 100 people —
1998 0.0256 per 100 people —
1999 0.2291 per 100 people +793.6%
2000 0.3386 per 100 people +47.8%
2001 0.4373 per 100 people +29.2%
2002 0.5365 per 100 people +22.7%
2003 0.5585 per 100 people +4.1%
2004 0.6401 per 100 people +14.6%
2005 0.663 per 100 people +3.6%
2006 0.6999 per 100 people +5.6%
2007 0.7348 per 100 people +5.0%
2008 0.9595 per 100 people +30.6%
2009 9.31 per 100 people +869.8%
2010 9.75 per 100 people +4.7%
2011 12.46 per 100 people +27.9%
2012 16.03 per 100 people +28.6%
2013 17.57 per 100 people +9.6%
2014 26.01 per 100 people +48.1%
2015 35.1 per 100 people +34.9%
2016 43.89 per 100 people +25.0%
2017 38.35 per 100 people -12.6%
2018 43.69 per 100 people +13.9%
2019 44.11 per 100 people +1.0%
2020 43.35 per 100 people -1.7%
2021 41 per 100 people -5.4%
2022 49.11 per 100 people +19.8%
2023 51.25 per 100 people +4.4%
2024 53.52 per 100 people +4.4%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 53.52 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.13 per 100 people, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 53.52 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 115.3 per 100 people, 46% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati 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
2009 +869.8% 0.9595 per 100 people 9.31 per 100 people
1999 +793.6% 0.0256 per 100 people 0.2291 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 10
1990s 0.0255 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.2291 per 100 people 10
2000s 1.49 per 100 people 0.3386 per 100 people 9.31 per 100 people 10
2010s 28.7 per 100 people 9.75 per 100 people 44.11 per 100 people 10
2020s 47.65 per 100 people 41 per 100 people 53.52 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 196 Eritrea 59.12 per 100 people compare
  2. 197 Democratic Republic of Congo 58.53 per 100 people compare
  3. 198 Somalia 53.96 per 100 people compare
  4. 200 Yemen 50.89 per 100 people compare
  5. 201 Equatorial Guinea 49.54 per 100 people compare
  6. 202 Mozambique 49.5 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati?
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Kiribati was 53.52 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 Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 53.52 per 100 people in 2024.
What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1980.
How does Kiribati rank for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Kiribati ranks 199th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kiribati 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.