Mobile cellular subscriptions — all countries

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Puerto Rico

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Puerto Rico in 2024 — 126.4 per 100. Ranked 59 in the world out of 151.

2024 126.4 per 100 +1.54% vs 2023
World rank 59of 151
Period maximum 126.4 per 1002024
Period minimum 0 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Puerto Rico, 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 1001987: 0.1 per 1001988: 0.2 per 1001989: 0.3 per 1001990: 0.6 per 1001991: 0.9 per 1001992: 1.7 per 1001993: 2.6 per 1001994: 4.8 per 1001995: 7.7 per 1001996: 8.8 per 1001997: 9.8 per 1001998: 15.3 per 1001999: 21.4 per 1002000: 34.6 per 1002001: 42.7 per 1002002: 43.2 per 1002003: 44.9 per 1002004: 48.6 per 1002005: 52.6 per 1002006: 58.2 per 1002007: 64.6 per 1002008: 67.8 per 1002009: 72.6 per 1002010: 79 per 1002011: 84.4 per 1002012: 83.6 per 1002013: 85.5 per 1002014: 90 per 1002015: 91 per 1002016: 93.6 per 1002017: 100.5 per 1002018: 101.2 per 1002019: 102.6 per 1002020: 106.7 per 1002021: 112.5 per 1002022: 120.2 per 1002023: 124.5 per 1002024: 126.4 per 100
Change over the period: +126.4

Comparison, 2024

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

Puerto Rico 126.4 per 100
World 110.4 per 100
High-income countries computed 134.9 per 100
Mobile cellular subscriptions — Puerto Rico, by year Puerto Rico All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 126.4 +1.9 +1.54%
2023 124.5 +4.3 +3.57%
2022 120.2 +7.7 +6.82%
2021 112.5 +5.9 +5.49%
2020 106.7 +4.1 +4.03%
2019 102.6 +1.3 +1.31%
2018 101.2 +0.7 +0.7%
2017 100.5 +7 +7.44%
2016 93.6 +2.6 +2.81%
2015 91 +1 +1.12%
2014 90 +4.5 +5.22%
2013 85.5 +1.9 +2.27%
2012 83.6 −0.7 −0.88%
2011 84.4 +5.4 +6.84%
2010 79 +6.4 +8.76%
2009 72.6 +4.8 +7.03%
2008 67.8 +3.2 +5%
2007 64.6 +6.4 +10.97%
2006 58.2 +5.6 +10.66%
2005 52.6 +4 +8.17%
2004 48.6 +3.7 +8.34%
2003 44.9 +1.7 +3.9%
2002 43.2 +0.5 +1.21%
2001 42.7 +8.1 +23.42%
2000 34.6 +13.2 +61.98%
1999 21.4 +6 +39.39%
1998 15.3 +5.6 +56.96%
1997 9.8 +0.9 +10.76%
1996 8.8 +1.1 +13.78%
1995 7.7 +3 +62.71%
1994 4.8 +2.2 +82.67%
1993 2.6 +0.9 +56.93%
1992 1.7 +0.7 +77.89%
1991 0.9 +0.4 +62.43%
1990 0.6 +0.2 +74.11%
1989 0.3 +0.1 +32.36%
1988 0.2 +0.1 +120.45%
1987 0.1
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.