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Mobile cellular subscriptions — Low-income countries

Mobile cellular subscriptions in low-income countries in 2023 — 63.6 per 100.

2023 63.6 per 100 +3.55% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 63.6 per 1002023
Period minimum 0 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 100 people

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Low-income countries, 1960–202302040608019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 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 per 1001993: 0 per 1001994: 0 per 1001995: 0 per 1001996: 0 per 1001997: 0 per 1001998: 0 per 1001999: 0.1 per 1002000: 0.2 per 1002001: 0.5 per 1002002: 0.9 per 1002003: 1.7 per 1002004: 3 per 1002005: 4.4 per 1002006: 7.3 per 1002007: 11.7 per 1002008: 17.5 per 1002009: 21.7 per 1002010: 26.7 per 1002011: 33.5 per 1002012: 38.5 per 1002013: 44.7 per 1002014: 50.2 per 1002015: 52.9 per 1002016: 51 per 1002017: 50.8 per 1002018: 57 per 1002019: 52.4 per 1002020: 55.4 per 1002021: 58.9 per 1002022: 61.4 per 1002023: 63.6 per 100
Change over the period: +63.6

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 63.6 per 100
World 109.8 per 100
Mobile cellular subscriptions — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2023 63.6 +2.2 +3.55%
2022 61.4 +2.4 +4.13%
2021 58.9 +3.5 +6.37%
2020 55.4 +3 +5.68%
2019 52.4 −4.6 −8.01%
2018 57 +6.2 +12.15%
2017 50.8 −0.2 −0.32%
2016 51 −1.9 −3.67%
2015 52.9 +2.8 +5.54%
2014 50.2 +5.5 +12.26%
2013 44.7 +6.1 +15.9%
2012 38.5 +5 +14.96%
2011 33.5 +6.8 +25.49%
2010 26.7 +5 +22.99%
2009 21.7 +4.3 +24.46%
2008 17.5 +5.7 +49.05%
2007 11.7 +4.4 +60.12%
2006 7.3 +2.9 +67.02%
2005 4.4 +1.4 +46.19%
2004 3 +1.3 +71.73%
2003 1.7 +0.9 +102.37%
2002 0.9 +0.4 +87.44%
2001 0.5 +0.3 +153.2%
2000 0.2 +0.1 +156.3%
1999 0.1 +0 +94.72%
1998 0 +0 +122.75%
1997 0 +0 +61.45%
1996 0 +0 +50.99%
1995 0 +0 +92.95%
1994 0 +0 +57.54%
1993 0 +0 +230.49%
1992 0 +0 —
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 — —

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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