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Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people was 98.67 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
98.67 per 100 people
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
141st
of 212 countries
All-time high
126.03 per 100 people
in 2011
All-time low
0 per 100 people
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2022

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Saint Lucia, 1980–2022

0501001501980200120221980: 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 people1994: 0.348 per 100 people1995: 0.656 per 100 people1996: 0.909 per 100 people1997: 1 per 100 people1998: 1.2 per 100 people1999: 1.5 per 100 people2000: 1.6 per 100 people2001: 1.7 per 100 people2002: 8.9 per 100 people2003: 60.7 per 100 people2004: 61.5 per 100 people2005: 63.9 per 100 people2006: 63.4 per 100 people2007: 87.6 per 100 people2008: 103.7 per 100 people2009: 111.7 per 100 people2010: 116 per 100 people2011: 126 per 100 people2012: 125.2 per 100 people2013: 122.3 per 100 people2014: 108.2 per 100 people2015: 107.3 per 100 people2016: 100.6 per 100 people2017: 100.2 per 100 people2018: 104.5 per 100 people2019: 83.2 per 100 people2020: 81.9 per 100 people2021: 96.2 per 100 people2022: 98.7 per 100 people

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Saint Lucia is 98.67 per 100 people, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Saint Lucia peaked at 126.03 per 100 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1980.

Saint Lucia ranks 141st 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 Saint Lucia, 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 —
1994 0.348 per 100 people —
1995 0.6564 per 100 people +88.6%
1996 0.9093 per 100 people +38.5%
1997 1.03 per 100 people +13.2%
1998 1.21 per 100 people +17.7%
1999 1.45 per 100 people +20.0%
2000 1.58 per 100 people +8.4%
2001 1.69 per 100 people +6.9%
2002 8.85 per 100 people +425.5%
2003 60.75 per 100 people +586.0%
2004 61.5 per 100 people +1.2%
2005 63.86 per 100 people +3.8%
2006 63.37 per 100 people -0.8%
2007 87.63 per 100 people +38.3%
2008 103.69 per 100 people +18.3%
2009 111.7 per 100 people +7.7%
2010 115.98 per 100 people +3.8%
2011 126.03 per 100 people +8.7%
2012 125.15 per 100 people -0.7%
2013 122.32 per 100 people -2.3%
2014 108.16 per 100 people -11.6%
2015 107.34 per 100 people -0.8%
2016 100.57 per 100 people -6.3%
2017 100.2 per 100 people -0.4%
2018 104.48 per 100 people +4.3%
2019 83.19 per 100 people -20.4%
2020 81.87 per 100 people -1.6%
2021 96.24 per 100 people +17.6%
2022 98.67 per 100 people +2.5%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 98.67 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.66 per 100 people, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 98.67 per 100 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 112.54 per 100 people, 88% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Saint Lucia 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
2003 +586.0% 8.85 per 100 people 60.75 per 100 people
2002 +425.5% 1.69 per 100 people 8.85 per 100 people
1995 +88.6% 0.348 per 100 people 0.6564 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 10
1990s 0.8011 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 1.45 per 100 people 7
2000s 56.46 per 100 people 1.58 per 100 people 111.7 per 100 people 10
2010s 109.34 per 100 people 83.19 per 100 people 126.03 per 100 people 10
2020s 92.26 per 100 people 81.87 per 100 people 98.67 per 100 people 3

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 138 Nepal 99.85 per 100 people compare
  2. 139 Bhutan 99.76 per 100 people compare
  3. 140 Tuvalu 98.86 per 100 people compare
  4. 142 Bolivia 98.03 per 100 people compare
  5. 143 Guinea 97.88 per 100 people compare
  6. 144 Gibraltar 97.6 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Saint Lucia?
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Saint Lucia was 98.67 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 Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 126.03 per 100 people in 2011.
What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1980.
How does Saint Lucia rank for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Saint Lucia ranks 141st out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saint Lucia 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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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.