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Mobile subscriptions
Fiji had the highest mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, at 574.2 per 100 inhabitants, ahead of Hong Kong, China (364.8 per 100 inhabitants) and Montenegro (221.7 per 100 inhabitants). China: 130 per 100 inhabitants in 2025, −1.3% on 2024.
- 130 per 100 inhabitants Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants · China · 2025
- −1.3% vs 2024
- 13Measures
- 210Countries · 1990–2026
Verified 2 Oct 2026 · 5 publishers · 7,016 records · Next period 2026
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
The best-covered measure of mobile subscriptions. Every point opens its record; the values are one click away under the chart.
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants by region
6 largest of 213 regions, periods differ
Estimates are included; each record's type is listed below.
Latest available period per row; years differ.
Every measure of mobile subscriptions
13 measures: the same subject cut by product, segment, basis or form. Each has its own page with every record.
| Measure | Latest | Where and when | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 112 per 100 inhabitants | Global, 2025 | 6997 |
| Mobile-cellular subscriptions | 9.2 billion | Global, 2025 | 5 |
| 5G subscriptions | 3.3 billion | Global, Q2 2026 | 4 |
| 2G subscription decline | 23 million | Global, Q2 2026 | 1 |
| 3G subscription decline | 18 million | Global, Q2 2026 | 1 |
| 4G (LTE) subscriptions | 4.5 billion | Global, Q2 2026 | 1 |
| 4G subscription decline | 62 million | Global, Q2 2026 | 1 |
| 5G share of mobile subscriptions | 65.9% | China, 2025 | 1 |
| 5G subscription growth | 155 million | Global, Q2 2026 | 1 |
| 5G subscriptions added during the year | 660 million | Global, 2025 | 1 |
| Active wireless subscribers (VLR) | 1,088.6 million | India, September 2025 | 1 |
| Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, high-income countries | 142 per 100 inhabitants | Global, 2025 | 1 |
| Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, low-income countries | 70 per 100 inhabitants | Global, 2025 | 1 |
Mobile subscriptions by country
Countries ranked on one comparable period:
A page for every country with at least three records:
- China
- Germany
- India
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Finland
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guinea-Bissau
- Honduras
- Hong Kong, China
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Lithuania
- Macao, China
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico (US)
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkiye
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Bahamas
- Bolivia
- Burundi
- Comoros
- Congo
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
- France
- French Polynesia
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Niger
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Somalia
- Tajikistan
- Ukraine
- Vanuatu
- Yemen
- Barbados
- Belize
- Central African Republic
- Dominica
- Equatorial Guinea
- Faroe Islands
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Haiti
- Lebanon
- Mali
- Solomon Islands
- Sudan
- Tonga
- Bermuda
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Eritrea
- Gibraltar
- Greenland
- Guyana
- Liberia
- Libya
- North Korea
- San Marino
- Tuvalu
- Cayman Islands
- Micronesia
- Turkmenistan
- New Caledonia
- Saint Lucia
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Liechtenstein
- Palestine
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Marshall Islands
- Timor-Leste
- Nauru
- British Virgin Islands
- Montenegro
- Serbia
- Palau
- Curacao
- Guam
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- South Sudan
- Kosovo
Frequently asked questions
What does mobile subscriptions measure?
Total count of active mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
What is the latest mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants?
Fiji had the highest mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, at 574.2 per 100 inhabitants, ahead of Hong Kong, China (364.8 per 100 inhabitants) and Montenegro (221.7 per 100 inhabitants). China: 130 per 100 inhabitants in 2025, −1.3% on 2024.
Which country has the highest mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants?
Fiji, at 574.2 per 100 inhabitants in 2024, among 150 countries that published that period.
Which countries does this mobile subscriptions data cover?
210 countries, with a page each for China, Germany, India, Afghanistan, Albania and others.
Where does the data come from?
From 9 documents published by Ericsson, MIIT, ITU and 2 more. Every figure links to its record, which preserves its original source evidence.
How often is it updated?
Annual; the newest figure covers 2025, and the next release should cover 2026.
Sources
9 documents from 5 publishers. Each links to the publisher's own copy.
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telecoms Annual Report 2024 | BNetzA | 2 Sep 2025 | 2 |
| Global number of Internet users increases, but disparities deepen key digital divides | ITU | 17 Nov 2025 | 1 |
| Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Subscriptions | ITU | 17 Nov 2025 | 6 |
| Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2024 - Subscriptions | ITU | 27 Nov 2024 | 1 |
| ITU mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people, distributed through World Bank WDI | ITU | — | 6992 |
| 2025年通信业统计公报 (2025 Communications Industry Statistical Bulletin) | MIIT | 28 Jan 2026 | 4 |
| Telecom Subscription Data as on 30 September 2025 | TRAI | 27 Oct 2025 | 2 |
| Ericsson Mobility Report June 2026 - Mobile subscriptions outlook | Ericsson | 16 Jun 2026 | 4 |
| Ericsson Mobility Visualizer | Ericsson | — | 4 |
Cite this page
Published under CC BY 4.0: free to reuse, including commercially, with attribution to StatOrigin and the original publisher. To cite one figure, open its record.
StatOrigin. (2026). Mobile subscriptions statistics [Data set]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/mobile-subscriptions
"Mobile subscriptions statistics." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/statistics/mobile-subscriptions. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Mobile subscriptions statistics." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://statorigin.org/statistics/mobile-subscriptions.
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