Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liberia
Liberia: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people was 32.06 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liberia, 1980–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 32.06 per 100 people for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liberia peaked at 78.38 per 100 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1980.
That places Liberia 208th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Liberia, 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 per 100 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2000 | 0.0512 per 100 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0663 per 100 people | +29.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1616 per 100 people | +143.6% |
| 2003 | 1.51 per 100 people | +837.5% |
| 2004 | 2.99 per 100 people | +97.4% |
| 2005 | 4.85 per 100 people | +62.1% |
| 2006 | 8.02 per 100 people | +65.5% |
| 2007 | 15.34 per 100 people | +91.3% |
| 2008 | 22.37 per 100 people | +45.8% |
| 2009 | 27.52 per 100 people | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 38.71 per 100 people | +40.7% |
| 2011 | 47.87 per 100 people | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 54.42 per 100 people | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 57.06 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 70.66 per 100 people | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 78.38 per 100 people | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 65.54 per 100 people | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 54.86 per 100 people | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 38.4 per 100 people | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 32.1 per 100 people | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 31.43 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 32.06 per 100 people | +2.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 32.06 per 100 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.08 per 100 people, 49% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 32.06 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +837.5% | 0.1616 per 100 people | 1.51 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.29 per 100 people | 0.0512 per 100 people | 27.52 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.21 per 100 people | 38.4 per 100 people | 78.38 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.86 per 100 people | 31.43 per 100 people | 32.1 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 205 Marshall Islands 39.71 per 100 people compare
- 206 Central African Republic 38.82 per 100 people compare
- 207 Papua New Guinea 38.77 per 100 people compare
- 209 Northern Mariana Islands 32.02 per 100 people compare
- 210 North Korea 24.13 per 100 people compare
- 211 Micronesia (country) 19.99 per 100 people compare
More science & technology data for Liberia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 32.06 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.3206 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.72 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.89 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 31.54 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liberia?
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liberia was 32.06 per 100 people in 2022, 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.38 per 100 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1980.
- How does Liberia rank for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Liberia ranks 208th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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
This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.