Number of mobile subscriptions — all countries

Number of mobile subscriptions — Curaçao

Number of mobile subscriptions in Curaçao in 2023 — 173,926 subs. Ranked 162 in the world out of 172. Since 2009, the indicator has fallen by 13.5%.

2023 173,926 subs +1.19% vs 2022
World rank 162of 172
Period maximum 206,294 subs2011
Period minimum 168,007 subs2021

Trend over time

2009–2023 · subscriptions

Number of mobile subscriptions — Curaçao, 2009–2023160,000170,000180,000190,000200,000210,000200920112013201520172019202120232009: 201,097 subs2010: 204,024 subs2011: 206,294 subs2012: 204,702 subs2013: 203,502 subs2014: 192,569 subs2015: 190,489 subs2016: 186,644 subs2017: 187,184 subs2018: 186,390 subs2019: 184,236 subs2020: 170,000 subs2021: 168,007 subs2022: 171,875 subs2023: 173,926 subs
Change over the period: −27,171 (−13.51%) Average annual rate: -1.03 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Curaçao 173,926 subs
World 8.88B subs
High-income countries computed 1.88B subs
Number of mobile subscriptions — Curaçao, by year Curaçao All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2023 173,926 +2,051 +1.19%
2022 171,875 +3,868 +2.3%
2021 168,007 −1,993 −1.17%
2020 170,000 −14,236 −7.73%
2019 184,236 −2,154 −1.16%
2018 186,390 −794 −0.42%
2017 187,184 +540 +0.29%
2016 186,644 −3,845 −2.02%
2015 190,489 −2,080 −1.08%
2014 192,569 −10,933 −5.37%
2013 203,502 −1,200 −0.59%
2012 204,702 −1,592 −0.77%
2011 206,294 +2,270 +1.11%
2010 204,024 +2,927 +1.46%
2009 201,097

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.