Mobile cellular subscriptions — all countries

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Northern America

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Northern America in 2024 — 111.1 per 100.

2024 111.1 per 100 +3.9% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 111.1 per 1002024
Period minimum 0 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Northern America, 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 1001984: 0 per 1001985: 0.1 per 1001986: 0.3 per 1001989: 1.4 per 1001990: 2.1 per 1001991: 3 per 1001992: 4.3 per 1001993: 6 per 1001994: 8.9 per 1001995: 12.3 per 1001996: 15.9 per 1001997: 19.7 per 1001998: 24.4 per 1001999: 30 per 1002000: 37.8 per 1002001: 44.1 per 1002002: 48.2 per 1002003: 54.1 per 1002004: 61.5 per 1002005: 67.3 per 1002006: 74.9 per 1002007: 80.5 per 1002008: 83.8 per 1002009: 87.2 per 1002010: 90.1 per 1002012: 94.5 per 1002013: 95.4 per 1002014: 97.9 per 1002015: 99.9 per 1002016: 100.9 per 1002017: 100.7 per 1002019: 103.9 per 1002020: 101.9 per 1002021: 104.4 per 1002022: 107 per 1002024: 111.1 per 100
Change over the period: +111.1

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern America

Northern America 111.1 per 100
World 110.4 per 100
Mobile cellular subscriptions — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 111.1
2022 107 +2.6 +2.47%
2021 104.4 +2.5 +2.43%
2020 101.9 −2 −1.89%
2019 103.9
2017 100.7 −0.2 −0.19%
2016 100.9 +1 +1.01%
2015 99.9 +2 +2.03%
2014 97.9 +2.5 +2.65%
2013 95.4 +0.9 +0.99%
2012 94.5
2010 90.1 +2.9 +3.28%
2009 87.2 +3.5 +4.13%
2008 83.8 +3.3 +4.04%
2007 80.5 +5.6 +7.43%
2006 74.9 +7.7 +11.39%
2005 67.3 +5.8 +9.35%
2004 61.5 +7.4 +13.78%
2003 54.1 +5.8 +12.09%
2002 48.2 +4.1 +9.36%
2001 44.1 +6.3 +16.55%
2000 37.8 +7.8 +26.05%
1999 30 +5.7 +23.23%
1998 24.4 +4.7 +23.77%
1997 19.7 +3.8 +23.64%
1996 15.9 +3.6 +29.1%
1995 12.3 +3.4 +38.15%
1994 8.9 +2.9 +47.96%
1993 6 +1.8 +41.85%
1992 4.3 +1.3 +42.71%
1991 3 +0.9 +40.09%
1990 2.1 +0.7 +50.26%
1989 1.4
1986 0.3 +0.1 +108.39%
1985 0.1 +0.1 +280.46%
1984 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.