Mobile cellular subscriptions — all countries

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Sri Lanka

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 132.5 per 100. Ranked 43 in the world out of 151.

2024 132.5 per 100 −6.84% vs 2023
World rank 43of 151
Period maximum 151.7 per 1002022
Period minimum 0 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Sri Lanka, 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 per 1001993: 0.1 per 1001994: 0.2 per 1001995: 0.3 per 1001996: 0.4 per 1001997: 0.6 per 1001998: 0.9 per 1001999: 1.4 per 1002000: 2.2 per 1002001: 3.4 per 1002002: 4.7 per 1002003: 7 per 1002004: 11 per 1002005: 16.6 per 1002006: 26.6 per 1002007: 39 per 1002008: 53.7 per 1002009: 78.6 per 1002010: 83.1 per 1002011: 87.2 per 1002012: 91.3 per 1002013: 95.1 per 1002014: 102.7 per 1002015: 110 per 1002016: 117.7 per 1002017: 127.7 per 1002018: 136.1 per 1002019: 126.5 per 1002020: 131.8 per 1002021: 135.5 per 1002022: 151.7 per 1002023: 142.3 per 1002024: 132.5 per 100
Change over the period: +132.5

Comparison, 2024

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

Sri Lanka 132.5 per 100
World 110.4 per 100
South Asia 83.4 per 100
Southern Asia computed 86.2 per 100
Lower-middle-income countries computed 93.7 per 100
Mobile cellular subscriptions — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 132.5 −9.7 −6.84%
2023 142.3 −9.4 −6.23%
2022 151.7 +16.2 +11.96%
2021 135.5 +3.7 +2.85%
2020 131.8 +5.3 +4.16%
2019 126.5 −9.6 −7.03%
2018 136.1 +8.4 +6.59%
2017 127.7 +9.9 +8.44%
2016 117.7 +7.8 +7.05%
2015 110 +7.3 +7.12%
2014 102.7 +7.6 +7.95%
2013 95.1 +3.8 +4.15%
2012 91.3 +4.1 +4.73%
2011 87.2 +4.1 +4.88%
2010 83.1 +4.6 +5.84%
2009 78.6 +24.8 +46.23%
2008 53.7 +14.8 +37.9%
2007 39 +12.4 +46.49%
2006 26.6 +10 +59.93%
2005 16.6 +5.6 +51.07%
2004 11 +4 +57.61%
2003 7 +2.3 +48.51%
2002 4.7 +1.3 +38.06%
2001 3.4 +1.2 +52.76%
2000 2.2 +0.9 +62.21%
1999 1.4 +0.4 +46.47%
1998 0.9 +0.3 +50.72%
1997 0.6 +0.2 +60.64%
1996 0.4 +0.1 +37.32%
1995 0.3 +0.1 +74.24%
1994 0.2 +0.1 +96.64%
1993 0.1 +0.1 +449.22%
1992 0 +0 +45.16%
1991 0 +0 +76.04%
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

Southern Asia, 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.