Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tanzania
Tanzania: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people was 126.56 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tanzania, 1980–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 126.56 per 100 people for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tanzania peaked at 126.56 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1980.
That places Tanzania 68th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0374 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.1521 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.34 per 100 people | 0.3226 per 100 people | 40.04 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.83 per 100 people | 46.88 per 100 people | 80.58 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 99 per 100 people | 84.01 per 100 people | 126.56 per 100 people | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Tanzania
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,453 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2015)
- Share of the population using the Internet 31.2% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 14.37 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.2464 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 168,955 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 2.5 per 100 population (2023)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 300.87 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tanzania?
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tanzania was 126.56 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 126.56 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1980.
- How does Tanzania rank for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Tanzania ranks 68th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.