Mobile cellular subscriptions — all countries

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Costa Rica

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Costa Rica in 2024 — 136 per 100. Ranked 39 in the world out of 151.

2024 136 per 100 +1.87% vs 2023
World rank 39of 151
Period maximum 179.9 per 1002017
Period minimum 0 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Costa Rica, 1960–202405010015020019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 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 per 1001988: 0 per 1001989: 0 per 1001990: 0 per 1001991: 0 per 1001992: 0.1 per 1001993: 0.1 per 1001994: 0.2 per 1001995: 0.5 per 1001996: 1.3 per 1001997: 1.7 per 1001998: 2.8 per 1001999: 3.5 per 1002000: 5.4 per 1002001: 8.2 per 1002002: 12.3 per 1002003: 18.8 per 1002004: 22 per 1002005: 25.8 per 1002006: 33.4 per 1002007: 34.4 per 1002008: 42.5 per 1002009: 43.3 per 1002010: 68.7 per 1002011: 90.1 per 1002012: 115.3 per 1002013: 150.8 per 1002014: 147.3 per 1002015: 156.4 per 1002016: 171.2 per 1002017: 179.9 per 1002018: 171.4 per 1002019: 144.5 per 1002020: 142.5 per 1002021: 140.8 per 1002022: 136.5 per 1002023: 133.5 per 1002024: 136 per 100
Change over the period: +136

Comparison, 2024

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

Costa Rica 136 per 100
World 110.4 per 100
Central America computed 115.6 per 100
Upper-middle-income countries computed 128.2 per 100
Mobile cellular subscriptions — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 136 +2.5 +1.87%
2023 133.5 −3 −2.19%
2022 136.5 −4.3 −3.03%
2021 140.8 −1.7 −1.19%
2020 142.5 −2 −1.41%
2019 144.5 −26.8 −15.67%
2018 171.4 −8.6 −4.77%
2017 179.9 +8.8 +5.12%
2016 171.2 +14.8 +9.44%
2015 156.4 +9.1 +6.2%
2014 147.3 −3.5 −2.34%
2013 150.8 +35.5 +30.78%
2012 115.3 +25.2 +27.99%
2011 90.1 +21.4 +31.2%
2010 68.7 +25.3 +58.43%
2009 43.3 +0.9 +2.01%
2008 42.5 +8.1 +23.4%
2007 34.4 +1 +3.06%
2006 33.4 +7.6 +29.27%
2005 25.8 +3.9 +17.59%
2004 22 +3.2 +16.87%
2003 18.8 +6.5 +52.53%
2002 12.3 +4.2 +51.17%
2001 8.2 +2.8 +51.76%
2000 5.4 +1.8 +51.73%
1999 3.5 +0.7 +24.43%
1998 2.8 +1.1 +65.31%
1997 1.7 +0.4 +35.3%
1996 1.3 +0.7 +142.51%
1995 0.5 +0.3 +162.14%
1994 0.2 +0.1 +50.39%
1993 0.1 +0 +47.01%
1992 0.1 +0.1
1991 0 +0
1990 0 +0
1989 0 +0
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

Central America, 2024

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

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.