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Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Paraguay

Paraguay: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people was 126.61 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
126.61 per 100 people
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
66th
of 212 countries
All-time high
128.09 per 100 people
in 2022
All-time low
0 per 100 people
in 1980
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Paraguay, 1980–2023

0501001501980200120231980: 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: 0.035 per 100 people1993: 0.077 per 100 people1994: 0.17 per 100 people1995: 0.343 per 100 people1996: 0.697 per 100 people1997: 1.7 per 100 people1998: 4.7 per 100 people1999: 8.7 per 100 people2000: 16.1 per 100 people2001: 22.2 per 100 people2002: 31.7 per 100 people2003: 33.2 per 100 people2004: 32.5 per 100 people2005: 34.6 per 100 people2006: 58.7 per 100 people2007: 84.4 per 100 people2008: 103.2 per 100 people2009: 99.1 per 100 people2010: 103.2 per 100 people2011: 112.3 per 100 people2012: 115.2 per 100 people2013: 117.9 per 100 people2014: 120.4 per 100 people2015: 120.3 per 100 people2016: 119.8 per 100 people2017: 117.8 per 100 people2018: 115.8 per 100 people2019: 119.1 per 100 people2020: 119.1 per 100 people2021: 119.3 per 100 people2022: 128.1 per 100 people2023: 126.6 per 100 people

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

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 126.61 per 100 people for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Paraguay peaked at 128.09 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1980.

Paraguay ranks 66th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Paraguay, 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 0.0351 per 100 people —
1993 0.0773 per 100 people +120.4%
1994 0.1704 per 100 people +120.5%
1995 0.3433 per 100 people +101.5%
1996 0.6974 per 100 people +103.1%
1997 1.75 per 100 people +150.7%
1998 4.7 per 100 people +169.0%
1999 8.67 per 100 people +84.3%
2000 16.09 per 100 people +85.7%
2001 22.17 per 100 people +37.8%
2002 31.68 per 100 people +42.9%
2003 33.24 per 100 people +4.9%
2004 32.46 per 100 people -2.3%
2005 34.64 per 100 people +6.7%
2006 58.72 per 100 people +69.5%
2007 84.44 per 100 people +43.8%
2008 103.16 per 100 people +22.2%
2009 99.07 per 100 people -4.0%
2010 103.19 per 100 people +4.2%
2011 112.29 per 100 people +8.8%
2012 115.21 per 100 people +2.6%
2013 117.9 per 100 people +2.3%
2014 120.35 per 100 people +2.1%
2015 120.34 per 100 people -0.0%
2016 119.85 per 100 people -0.4%
2017 117.82 per 100 people -1.7%
2018 115.75 per 100 people -1.8%
2019 119.14 per 100 people +2.9%
2020 119.1 per 100 people -0.0%
2021 119.31 per 100 people +0.2%
2022 128.09 per 100 people +7.4%
2023 126.61 per 100 people -1.2%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 126.61 per 100 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.66 per 100 people, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 126.61 per 100 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 112.54 per 100 people, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Paraguay 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
1998 +169.0% 1.75 per 100 people 4.7 per 100 people
1997 +150.7% 0.6974 per 100 people 1.75 per 100 people
1993 +120.4% 0.0351 per 100 people 0.0773 per 100 people
1994 +120.5% 0.0773 per 100 people 0.1704 per 100 people
1996 +103.1% 0.3433 per 100 people 0.6974 per 100 people
1995 +101.5% 0.1704 per 100 people 0.3433 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 10
1990s 1.64 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 8.67 per 100 people 10
2000s 51.57 per 100 people 16.09 per 100 people 103.16 per 100 people 10
2010s 116.18 per 100 people 103.19 per 100 people 120.35 per 100 people 10
2020s 123.28 per 100 people 119.1 per 100 people 128.09 per 100 people 4

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 63 Vietnam 127.61 per 100 people compare
  2. 64 Kazakhstan 127.08 per 100 people compare
  3. 65 Denmark 126.69 per 100 people compare
  4. 67 Czechia 126.6 per 100 people compare
  5. 68 Tanzania 126.56 per 100 people compare
  6. 69 Kenya 126.48 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Paraguay?
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Paraguay was 126.61 per 100 people in 2023, 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 Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 128.09 per 100 people in 2022.
What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1980.
How does Paraguay rank for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Paraguay ranks 66th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
Is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Paraguay 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.