Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people was 128.9 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liechtenstein, 1990–2024
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 Liechtenstein stood at 128.9 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liechtenstein peaked at 128.9 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1990.
Liechtenstein ranks 61st of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1998 | 23.3 per 100 people | — |
| 1999 | 27.59 per 100 people | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 30.2 per 100 people | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 32.89 per 100 people | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 33.79 per 100 people | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 73.4 per 100 people | +117.2% |
| 2004 | 74.15 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 79.28 per 100 people | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 82.22 per 100 people | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 90.88 per 100 people | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 95.93 per 100 people | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 97.99 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 98.61 per 100 people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 101.93 per 100 people | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 98.59 per 100 people | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 104.11 per 100 people | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 109.39 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 109.49 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 117.77 per 100 people | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 122.59 per 100 people | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 123.98 per 100 people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 124.21 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 126.11 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 126.07 per 100 people | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 126.31 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 127.06 per 100 people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 128.9 per 100 people | +1.4% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 128.9 per 100 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 125.74 per 100 people, 1.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 128.9 per 100 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 123.82 per 100 people, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liechtenstein 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 | +117.2% | 33.79 per 100 people | 73.4 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.96 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 27.59 per 100 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 69.07 per 100 people | 30.2 per 100 people | 97.99 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.07 per 100 people | 98.59 per 100 people | 124.21 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.89 per 100 people | 126.07 per 100 people | 128.9 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 58 New Zealand 130.09 per 100 people compare
- 59 Switzerland 129.47 per 100 people compare
- 60 Germany 129.15 per 100 people compare
- 62 Netherlands 128.54 per 100 people compare
- 63 Vietnam 127.61 per 100 people compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 127.08 per 100 people compare
More science & technology data for Liechtenstein
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 128.9 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 51,393 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 314.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 51.21 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liechtenstein?
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liechtenstein was 128.9 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 128.9 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1990.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Liechtenstein ranks 61st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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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This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.