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Mobile cellular subscriptions — Belgium

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Belgium in 2024 — 103.9 per 100. Ranked 111 in the world out of 151.

2024 103.9 per 100 +0.69% vs 2023
World rank 111of 151
Period maximum 113.6 per 1002014
Period minimum 0 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Belgium, 1960–202405010015019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0 per 1001965: 0 per 1001970: 0 per 1001975: 0 per 1001976: 0 per 1001977: 0 per 1001978: 0 per 1001979: 0 per 1001980: 0 per 1001981: 0 per 1001982: 0 per 1001983: 0 per 1001984: 0 per 1001985: 0 per 1001986: 0 per 1001987: 0.1 per 1001988: 0.2 per 1001989: 0.3 per 1001990: 0.4 per 1001991: 0.5 per 1001992: 0.6 per 1001993: 0.7 per 1001994: 1.3 per 1001995: 2.3 per 1001996: 4.7 per 1001997: 9.6 per 1001998: 17.2 per 1001999: 31.2 per 1002000: 54.9 per 1002001: 74.8 per 1002002: 78.4 per 1002003: 82.9 per 1002004: 87.6 per 1002005: 91.7 per 1002006: 93.4 per 1002007: 101.1 per 1002008: 105.9 per 1002009: 108.9 per 1002010: 111.1 per 1002011: 113.2 per 1002012: 110.9 per 1002013: 110.3 per 1002014: 113.6 per 1002015: 113.3 per 1002016: 110.7 per 1002017: 99.8 per 1002018: 100.2 per 1002019: 100.2 per 1002020: 99.9 per 1002021: 101.5 per 1002022: 101.7 per 1002023: 103.2 per 1002024: 103.9 per 100
Change over the period: +103.9

Comparison, 2024

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

Belgium 103.9 per 100
World 110.4 per 100
Europe & Central Asia 132.4 per 100
Western Europe computed 126.5 per 100
High-income countries computed 134.9 per 100
Mobile cellular subscriptions — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 103.9 +0.7 +0.69%
2023 103.2 +1.5 +1.49%
2022 101.7 +0.2 +0.21%
2021 101.5 +1.6 +1.55%
2020 99.9 −0.3 −0.25%
2019 100.2 +0 +0%
2018 100.2 +0.3 +0.33%
2017 99.8 −10.9 −9.86%
2016 110.7 −2.5 −2.25%
2015 113.3 −0.3 −0.27%
2014 113.6 +3.3 +2.95%
2013 110.3 −0.5 −0.46%
2012 110.9 −2.3 −2.07%
2011 113.2 +2.1 +1.86%
2010 111.1 +2.2 +2.05%
2009 108.9 +3 +2.83%
2008 105.9 +4.8 +4.79%
2007 101.1 +7.7 +8.25%
2006 93.4 +1.7 +1.85%
2005 91.7 +4 +4.6%
2004 87.6 +4.7 +5.65%
2003 82.9 +4.5 +5.78%
2002 78.4 +3.6 +4.79%
2001 74.8 +19.9 +36.27%
2000 54.9 +23.7 +76.17%
1999 31.2 +13.9 +80.81%
1998 17.2 +7.6 +79.63%
1997 9.6 +4.9 +103.16%
1996 4.7 +2.4 +102.69%
1995 2.3 +1.1 +83.22%
1994 1.3 +0.6 +88.5%
1993 0.7 +0.1 +9.97%
1992 0.6 +0.1 +19.17%
1991 0.5 +0.1 +19.59%
1990 0.4 +0.1 +38.95%
1989 0.3 +0.1 +60.44%
1988 0.2 +0.1 +164.71%
1987 0.1 +0 +89.94%
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 — —

Western Europe, 2024

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

CH Switzerland 129.5 DE Germany 129.2 LI Liechtenstein 128.9 NL Netherlands 128.5 AT Austria 124.5 BE Belgium 103.9
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About the indicator

The number of active mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people. SIM cards are counted, not people, so the indicator regularly runs above 100: many users hold several numbers, on top of the SIMs in devices and modems. Sharp drops usually mean that operators have cleared out inactive numbers, not that subscribers have been lost.

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

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