Mobile cellular subscriptions — all countries

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Sweden

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Sweden in 2024 — 140.7 per 100. Ranked 31 in the world out of 151.

2024 140.7 per 100 +0.3% vs 2023
World rank 31of 151
Period maximum 140.8 per 1002022
Period minimum 0 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Sweden, 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: 0.2 per 1001982: 0.3 per 1001983: 0.4 per 1001984: 0.7 per 1001985: 0.9 per 1001986: 1.3 per 1001987: 2.1 per 1001988: 2.9 per 1001989: 4.1 per 1001990: 5.4 per 1001991: 6.6 per 1001992: 7.6 per 1001993: 8.9 per 1001994: 15.8 per 1001995: 22.9 per 1001996: 28.4 per 1001997: 36 per 1001998: 46.5 per 1001999: 57.9 per 1002000: 71.8 per 1002001: 80.7 per 1002002: 89.1 per 1002003: 98.2 per 1002004: 97.7 per 1002005: 100.8 per 1002006: 105.8 per 1002007: 110.6 per 1002008: 108.6 per 1002009: 112.3 per 1002010: 117.2 per 1002011: 121.2 per 1002012: 124.5 per 1002013: 125.1 per 1002014: 127 per 1002015: 129 per 1002016: 126.4 per 1002017: 124.5 per 1002018: 124.1 per 1002019: 125.5 per 1002020: 123.5 per 1002021: 125 per 1002022: 140.8 per 1002023: 140.3 per 1002024: 140.7 per 100
Change over the period: +140.7

Comparison, 2024

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

Sweden 140.7 per 100
World 110.4 per 100
Europe & Central Asia 132.4 per 100
Northern Europe computed 123.7 per 100
High-income countries computed 134.9 per 100
Mobile cellular subscriptions — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 140.7 +0.4 +0.3%
2023 140.3 −0.5 −0.37%
2022 140.8 +15.8 +12.66%
2021 125 +1.4 +1.14%
2020 123.5 −1.9 −1.52%
2019 125.5 +1.4 +1.1%
2018 124.1 −0.4 −0.31%
2017 124.5 −1.9 −1.53%
2016 126.4 −2.6 −1.99%
2015 129 +2 +1.57%
2014 127 +1.8 +1.47%
2013 125.1 +0.7 +0.54%
2012 124.5 +3.2 +2.68%
2011 121.2 +4 +3.42%
2010 117.2 +4.9 +4.4%
2009 112.3 +3.7 +3.37%
2008 108.6 −2 −1.79%
2007 110.6 +4.8 +4.53%
2006 105.8 +5 +4.93%
2005 100.8 +3.1 +3.22%
2004 97.7 −0.6 −0.57%
2003 98.2 +9.2 +10.31%
2002 89.1 +8.4 +10.38%
2001 80.7 +8.9 +12.34%
2000 71.8 +13.9 +23.99%
1999 57.9 +11.4 +24.47%
1998 46.5 +10.6 +29.36%
1997 36 +7.6 +26.84%
1996 28.4 +5.4 +23.72%
1995 22.9 +7.1 +44.82%
1994 15.8 +6.9 +77.49%
1993 8.9 +1.3 +17.48%
1992 7.6 +1 +14.84%
1991 6.6 +1.2 +22.54%
1990 5.4 +1.3 +31.48%
1989 4.1 +1.2 +43%
1988 2.9 +0.8 +39.96%
1987 2.1 +0.7 +53.16%
1986 1.3 +0.5 +53.85%
1985 0.9 +0.2 +25.77%
1984 0.7 +0.3 +59.26%
1983 0.4 +0.1 +33.03%
1982 0.3 +0.1 +33.53%
1981 0.2 +0.2
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.