Number of mobile subscriptions — all countries

Number of mobile subscriptions — Iceland

Number of mobile subscriptions in Iceland in 2024 — 475,724 subs. Ranked 141 in the world out of 151.

2024 475,724 subs +1.05% vs 2023
World rank 141of 151
Period maximum 475,724 subs2024
Period minimum 0 subs1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · subscriptions

Number of mobile subscriptions — Iceland, 1960–20240200,000400,000600,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 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: 2,642 subs1987: 5,008 subs1988: 6,519 subs1989: 7,893 subs1990: 10,010 subs1991: 12,889 subs1992: 15,251 subs1993: 17,409 subs1994: 21,845 subs1995: 30,883 subs1996: 46,805 subs1997: 65,368 subs1998: 104,280 subs1999: 172,614 subs2000: 214,896 subs2001: 248,131 subs2002: 260,438 subs2003: 279,670 subs2004: 290,068 subs2005: 283,108 subs2006: 301,922 subs2007: 326,098 subs2008: 336,922 subs2009: 339,715 subs2010: 341,077 subs2011: 344,085 subs2012: 352,114 subs2013: 356,264 subs2014: 370,047 subs2015: 383,919 subs2016: 401,613 subs2017: 401,231 subs2018: 411,361 subs2019: 413,446 subs2020: 421,384 subs2021: 437,270 subs2022: 456,864 subs2023: 470,788 subs2024: 475,724 subs
Change over the period: +475,724

Comparison, 2024

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

Iceland 475,724 subs
World 9.01B subs
Northern Europe computed 134M subs
High-income countries computed 1.59B subs
Number of mobile subscriptions — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 475,724 +4,936 +1.05%
2023 470,788 +13,924 +3.05%
2022 456,864 +19,594 +4.48%
2021 437,270 +15,886 +3.77%
2020 421,384 +7,938 +1.92%
2019 413,446 +2,085 +0.51%
2018 411,361 +10,130 +2.52%
2017 401,231 −382 −0.1%
2016 401,613 +17,694 +4.61%
2015 383,919 +13,872 +3.75%
2014 370,047 +13,783 +3.87%
2013 356,264 +4,150 +1.18%
2012 352,114 +8,029 +2.33%
2011 344,085 +3,008 +0.88%
2010 341,077 +1,362 +0.4%
2009 339,715 +2,793 +0.83%
2008 336,922 +10,824 +3.32%
2007 326,098 +24,176 +8.01%
2006 301,922 +18,814 +6.65%
2005 283,108 −6,960 −2.4%
2004 290,068 +10,398 +3.72%
2003 279,670 +19,232 +7.38%
2002 260,438 +12,307 +4.96%
2001 248,131 +33,235 +15.47%
2000 214,896 +42,282 +24.5%
1999 172,614 +68,334 +65.53%
1998 104,280 +38,912 +59.53%
1997 65,368 +18,563 +39.66%
1996 46,805 +15,922 +51.56%
1995 30,883 +9,038 +41.37%
1994 21,845 +4,436 +25.48%
1993 17,409 +2,158 +14.15%
1992 15,251 +2,362 +18.33%
1991 12,889 +2,879 +28.76%
1990 10,010 +2,117 +26.82%
1989 7,893 +1,374 +21.08%
1988 6,519 +1,511 +30.17%
1987 5,008 +2,366 +89.55%
1986 2,642 +2,642
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.