Number of mobile subscriptions — all countries

Number of mobile subscriptions — Brunei Darussalam

Number of mobile subscriptions in Brunei Darussalam in 2024 — 546,615 subs. Ranked 140 in the world out of 151.

2024 546,615 subs +0.36% vs 2023
World rank 140of 151
Period maximum 603,486 subs2021
Period minimum 0 subs1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · subscriptions

Number of mobile subscriptions — Brunei Darussalam, 1960–20240200,000400,000600,000800,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0 subs1965: 0 subs1970: 0 subs1975: 0 subs1976: 0 subs1977: 0 subs1978: 0 subs1979: 0 subs1980: 0 subs1981: 0 subs1982: 0 subs1983: 0 subs1984: 0 subs1985: 0 subs1986: 0 subs1987: 0 subs1988: 0 subs1990: 1,772 subs1991: 3,025 subs1992: 4,103 subs1993: 8,304 subs1994: 15,623 subs1995: 35,881 subs1996: 43,524 subs1997: 45,000 subs1998: 49,129 subs1999: 66,000 subs2000: 95,000 subs2001: 143,004 subs2002: 153,647 subs2003: 177,365 subs2004: 202,454 subs2005: 232,900 subs2006: 301,400 subs2007: 366,138 subs2008: 398,857 subs2009: 412,882 subs2010: 435,104 subs2011: 443,161 subs2012: 469,740 subs2013: 468,814 subs2014: 452,054 subs2015: 463,384 subs2016: 523,453 subs2017: 544,732 subs2018: 565,949 subs2019: 574,799 subs2020: 536,589 subs2021: 603,486 subs2022: 528,723 subs2023: 544,652 subs2024: 546,615 subs
Change over the period: +546,615

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam 546,615 subs
World 9.01B subs
East Asia & Pacific 3.19B subs
South-Eastern Asia computed 869M subs
High-income countries computed 1.59B subs
Number of mobile subscriptions — Brunei Darussalam, by year Brunei Darussalam All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 546,615 +1,963 +0.36%
2023 544,652 +15,929 +3.01%
2022 528,723 −74,763 −12.39%
2021 603,486 +66,897 +12.47%
2020 536,589 −38,210 −6.65%
2019 574,799 +8,850 +1.56%
2018 565,949 +21,217 +3.89%
2017 544,732 +21,279 +4.07%
2016 523,453 +60,069 +12.96%
2015 463,384 +11,330 +2.51%
2014 452,054 −16,760 −3.57%
2013 468,814 −926 −0.2%
2012 469,740 +26,579 +6%
2011 443,161 +8,057 +1.85%
2010 435,104 +22,222 +5.38%
2009 412,882 +14,025 +3.52%
2008 398,857 +32,719 +8.94%
2007 366,138 +64,738 +21.48%
2006 301,400 +68,500 +29.41%
2005 232,900 +30,446 +15.04%
2004 202,454 +25,089 +14.15%
2003 177,365 +23,718 +15.44%
2002 153,647 +10,643 +7.44%
2001 143,004 +48,004 +50.53%
2000 95,000 +29,000 +43.94%
1999 66,000 +16,871 +34.34%
1998 49,129 +4,129 +9.18%
1997 45,000 +1,476 +3.39%
1996 43,524 +7,643 +21.3%
1995 35,881 +20,258 +129.67%
1994 15,623 +7,319 +88.14%
1993 8,304 +4,201 +102.39%
1992 4,103 +1,078 +35.64%
1991 3,025 +1,253 +70.71%
1990 1,772
1988 0 +0
1987 0 +0
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0 +0
1978 0 +0
1977 0 +0
1976 0 +0
1975 0
1970 0
1965 0
1960 0

About the indicator

The number of active mobile cellular subscriptions. Subscriptions are counted, not people: one person can hold several SIM cards, and in countries where calls within a network are cheaper than calls between networks this is ordinary practice. That is exactly why the same indicator per hundred people in this catalog often runs above a hundred and fifty, and why the absolute series is easier to read: it speaks of the size of the market, not of the penetration of service.

Important: Subscriptions, not subscribers. Machine-to-machine connections — meters, cars, sensors — are counted differently from country to country.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.