Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, high-income countries

RecordSTO-01M2HY9T64-ZTD2K066E4-BAY4PT

142per 100 inhabitants
estimate

Global · 2025

Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, high-income countries worldwide were 142 per 100 inhabitants in 2025 (ITU).

Original source

Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, high-income countries: every country and year, and how it is measured

Publisher
ITU
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Opening paragraph
Retrieved
14 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

In high-income countries, this level rises to 142 mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants which is twice the level in low-income countries where there are 70 mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.

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APA

International Telecommunication Union. (2025). Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Subscriptions. Retrieved September 14, 2026, from https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2025/10/15/ff25-subscriptions/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T64ZTD2K066E4BAY4PT

Other formats: MLA, Chicago, BibTeX
MLA
International Telecommunication Union. "Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Subscriptions." 2025, https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2025/10/15/ff25-subscriptions/. Accessed 14 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T64ZTD2K066E4BAY4PT.
Chicago
International Telecommunication Union. "Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Subscriptions." 2025. https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2025/10/15/ff25-subscriptions/. Accessed September 14, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T64ZTD2K066E4BAY4PT.
BibTeX
@misc{itu2025mobilebay4pt, author = {{International Telecommunication Union}}, title = {Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Subscriptions}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T64ZTD2K066E4BAY4PT}, note = {Original source: https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2025/10/15/ff25-subscriptions/. Accessed September 14, 2026.} }

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Primary source

Publisher
International Telecommunication Union · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Subscriptions
Type
Report
Published
17 November 2025
Locator
Opening paragraph
Retrieved
14 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
See the source

Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
15 September 2026
Last revision
15 September 2026
Permanent URL
/stat/stat_01M2HY9T64ZTD2K066E4BAY4PT