Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people was 98.86 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tuvalu, 1980–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 98.86 per 100 people for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 286.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tuvalu peaked at 98.86 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1980.
That places Tuvalu 140th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, 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 Tuvalu, 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 per 100 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2004 | 5.09 per 100 people | — |
| 2005 | 13.08 per 100 people | +156.8% |
| 2006 | 15.91 per 100 people | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 17.68 per 100 people | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 9.56 per 100 people | -45.9% |
| 2010 | 15.07 per 100 people | +57.7% |
| 2011 | 19.76 per 100 people | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 25.61 per 100 people | +29.6% |
| 2013 | 30.91 per 100 people | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 34.6 per 100 people | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 60.2 per 100 people | +74.0% |
| 2016 | 69.53 per 100 people | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 73.6 per 100 people | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 79.06 per 100 people | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 85.06 per 100 people | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 86.55 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 88.29 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 98.86 per 100 people | +12.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 98.86 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)
- Tuvalu's 98.86 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 115.3 per 100 people, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tuvalu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +156.8% | 5.09 per 100 people | 13.08 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.81 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 17.68 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.34 per 100 people | 15.07 per 100 people | 85.06 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.23 per 100 people | 86.55 per 100 people | 98.86 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More science & technology data for Tuvalu
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 98.86 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9886 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 9,878 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 329.27 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 0.42 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tuvalu?
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tuvalu was 98.86 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 98.86 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1980.
- How does Tuvalu rank for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Tuvalu ranks 140th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 286.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.