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Number of mobile subscriptions — Palau

Number of mobile subscriptions in Palau in 2023 — 24,000 subs. Ranked 172 in the world out of 172. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 876.4%.

2023 24,000 subs +0% vs 2022
World rank 172of 172
Period maximum 24,000 subs2019
Period minimum 2,458 subs2002

Trend over time

2002–2023 · subscriptions

Number of mobile subscriptions — Palau, 2002–2023010,00020,00030,000200220052008201120142017202020232002: 2,458 subs2003: 3,924 subs2004: 3,924 subs2005: 6,051 subs2006: 8,346 subs2007: 10,691 subs2008: 11,667 subs2009: 12,744 subs2010: 14,512 subs2011: 15,445 subs2012: 17,151 subs2013: 17,945 subs2014: 19,114 subs2015: 23,743 subs2019: 24,000 subs2020: 24,000 subs2021: 24,000 subs2022: 24,000 subs2023: 24,000 subs
Change over the period: +21,542 (+876.4%) Average annual rate: 11.46 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Palau 24,000 subs
World 8.88B subs
East Asia & Pacific 3.14B subs
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3.38B subs
Number of mobile subscriptions — Palau, by year Palau All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2023 24,000 +0 +0%
2022 24,000 +0 +0%
2021 24,000 +0 +0%
2020 24,000 +0 +0%
2019 24,000 — —
2015 23,743 +4,629 +24.22%
2014 19,114 +1,169 +6.51%
2013 17,945 +794 +4.63%
2012 17,151 +1,706 +11.05%
2011 15,445 +933 +6.43%
2010 14,512 +1,768 +13.87%
2009 12,744 +1,077 +9.23%
2008 11,667 +976 +9.13%
2007 10,691 +2,345 +28.1%
2006 8,346 +2,295 +37.93%
2005 6,051 +2,127 +54.2%
2004 3,924 +0 +0%
2003 3,924 +1,466 +59.64%
2002 2,458 — —

Micronesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KI Kiribati 67,927 PW Palau 24,000
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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.

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