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Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Rwanda

Rwanda: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people was 93.2 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
93.2 per 100 people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
154th
of 212 countries
All-time high
93.2 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 Rwanda, 1980–2024

0204060801001980200220241980: 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: 0.063 per 100 people1999: 0.137 per 100 people2000: 0.475 per 100 people2001: 0.784 per 100 people2002: 0.981 per 100 people2003: 1.5 per 100 people2004: 1.6 per 100 people2005: 2.5 per 100 people2006: 3.4 per 100 people2007: 6.7 per 100 people2008: 13.5 per 100 people2009: 24.1 per 100 people2010: 34.4 per 100 people2011: 42 per 100 people2012: 52.5 per 100 people2013: 60.3 per 100 people2014: 68.2 per 100 people2015: 75.3 per 100 people2016: 74.9 per 100 people2017: 72.3 per 100 people2018: 77.7 per 100 people2019: 75.6 per 100 people2020: 81.2 per 100 people2021: 81.6 per 100 people2022: 80.6 per 100 people2023: 91.5 per 100 people2024: 93.2 per 100 people

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

Analysis

In 2024, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Rwanda stood at 93.2 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Rwanda peaked at 93.2 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1980.

That places Rwanda 154th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Rwanda, 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 0.0632 per 100 people —
1999 0.1373 per 100 people +117.4%
2000 0.4748 per 100 people +245.7%
2001 0.7844 per 100 people +65.2%
2002 0.9808 per 100 people +25.0%
2003 1.52 per 100 people +55.2%
2004 1.56 per 100 people +2.3%
2005 2.46 per 100 people +58.2%
2006 3.38 per 100 people +37.2%
2007 6.65 per 100 people +96.8%
2008 13.49 per 100 people +102.8%
2009 24.15 per 100 people +79.0%
2010 34.4 per 100 people +42.4%
2011 42.05 per 100 people +22.3%
2012 52.55 per 100 people +25.0%
2013 60.3 per 100 people +14.8%
2014 68.17 per 100 people +13.0%
2015 75.25 per 100 people +10.4%
2016 74.85 per 100 people -0.5%
2017 72.28 per 100 people -3.4%
2018 77.68 per 100 people +7.5%
2019 75.6 per 100 people -2.7%
2020 81.24 per 100 people +7.5%
2021 81.64 per 100 people +0.5%
2022 80.6 per 100 people -1.3%
2023 91.46 per 100 people +13.5%
2024 93.2 per 100 people +1.9%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 93.2 per 100 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 65.08 per 100 people, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 93.2 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Rwanda 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
2000 +245.7% 0.1373 per 100 people 0.4748 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 10
1990s 0.0201 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.1373 per 100 people 10
2000s 5.54 per 100 people 0.4748 per 100 people 24.15 per 100 people 10
2010s 63.31 per 100 people 34.4 per 100 people 77.68 per 100 people 10
2020s 85.63 per 100 people 80.6 per 100 people 93.2 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 151 Canada 94.11 per 100 people compare
  2. 152 Curacao 93.8 per 100 people compare
  3. 153 Dominican Republic 93.71 per 100 people compare
  4. 155 British Virgin Islands 93.13 per 100 people compare
  5. 156 Mauritania 92.07 per 100 people compare
  6. 157 New Caledonia 91.68 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Rwanda?
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Rwanda was 93.2 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 Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 93.2 per 100 people in 2024.
What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1980.
How does Rwanda rank for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Rwanda ranks 154th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda 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.