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Mobile cellular subscriptions — Sierra Leone

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sierra Leone in 2022 — 107.9 per 100. Ranked 116 in the world out of 209.

2022 107.9 per 100 +6.14% vs 2021
World rank 116of 209
Period maximum 107.9 per 1002022
Period minimum 0 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 100 people

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Sierra Leone, 1960–202205010015019601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 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 per 1002000: 0.3 per 1002001: 0.6 per 1002002: 1.3 per 1002003: 2.2 per 1002007: 13.5 per 1002008: 17.1 per 1002009: 19.2 per 1002010: 32.1 per 1002011: 33.5 per 1002012: 33.7 per 1002013: 59.6 per 1002014: 69.2 per 1002015: 80.4 per 1002016: 87.1 per 1002017: 89.8 per 1002018: 84.1 per 1002019: 87 per 1002020: 87 per 1002021: 101.6 per 1002022: 107.9 per 100
Change over the period: +107.9

Comparison, 2022

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

Sierra Leone 107.9 per 100
World 108 per 100
Sub-Saharan Africa 87.6 per 100
Western Africa computed 104.7 per 100
Low-income countries computed 61.4 per 100
Mobile cellular subscriptions — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2022 107.9 +6.2 +6.14%
2021 101.6 +14.6 +16.82%
2020 87 −0 −0.04%
2019 87 +2.9 +3.47%
2018 84.1 −5.7 −6.3%
2017 89.8 +2.6 +3.02%
2016 87.1 +6.8 +8.42%
2015 80.4 +11.2 +16.2%
2014 69.2 +9.6 +16.11%
2013 59.6 +25.8 +76.6%
2012 33.7 +0.3 +0.83%
2011 33.5 +1.3 +4.1%
2010 32.1 +13 +67.78%
2009 19.2 +2 +11.93%
2008 17.1 +3.6 +26.79%
2007 13.5 — —
2003 2.2 +0.8 +62.24%
2002 1.3 +0.8 +135.15%
2001 0.6 +0.3 +112.33%
2000 0.3 +0.3 —
1999 0 +0 —
1998 0 +0 —
1997 0 +0 —
1996 0 +0 —
1995 0 +0 —
1994 0 +0 —
1993 0 +0 —
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 — —

Western Africa, 2022

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

CI Côte d'Ivoire 161.2 GW Guinea-Bissau 125.9 GH Ghana 120.8 SN Senegal 118.2 BF Burkina Faso 114 CV Cabo Verde 113.2 ML Mali 112.1 MR Mauritania 109.9 SL Sierra Leone 107.9 GM Gambia 106.8 BJ Benin 105.7 NG Nigeria 99.6 GN Guinea 95.3 TG Togo 72.2 NE Niger 63.4 LR Liberia 32.1
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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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