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Mobile subscriptions in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: 60.1 per 100 inhabitants (mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, 2024), +8.2% on 2023. It ranks #147 of 151 countries for mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2024).

  • 60.1 per 100 inhabitants Latest · 2024
  • +8.2% vs 2023
  • #147of 151 countries · 2024
  • 35Records · 1 measures

Annual · 1 publisher · Next period 2025

Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Afghanistan

Fig 1 · J61 · Afghanistan Annual

Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

Afghanistan, 1990 to 2024

35 observations · 1990 to 2024
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsMobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. 35 observations from 1990 to 2024, ranging from 0 per 100 inhabitants to 67.1 per 100 inhabitants. Latest value 60.1 per 100 inhabitants (2024). per 100 inhabitants 0 20 40 60 80 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 60.1
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsMobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. 35 observations from 1990 to 2024, ranging from 0 per 100 inhabitants to 67.1 per 100 inhabitants. Latest value 60.1 per 100 inhabitants (2024). per 100 inhabitants 0 20 40 60 80 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 60.1
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsMobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. 35 observations from 1990 to 2024, ranging from 0 per 100 inhabitants to 67.1 per 100 inhabitants. Latest value 60.1 per 100 inhabitants (2024). per 100 inhabitants 0 20 40 60 80 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 60.1
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Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Period Type Value
1990 Actual 0 per 100 inhabitants
1991 Actual 0 per 100 inhabitants
1992 Actual 0 per 100 inhabitants
1993 Actual 0 per 100 inhabitants
1994 Actual 0 per 100 inhabitants
1995 Actual 0 per 100 inhabitants
1996 Actual 0 per 100 inhabitants
1997 Actual 0 per 100 inhabitants
1998 Actual 0 per 100 inhabitants
1999 Actual 0 per 100 inhabitants
2000 Actual 0 per 100 inhabitants
2001 Actual 0 per 100 inhabitants
2002 Actual 0.12 per 100 inhabitants
2003 Actual 0.88 per 100 inhabitants
2004 Actual 2.55 per 100 inhabitants
2005 Actual 4.92 per 100 inhabitants
2006 Actual 9.91 per 100 inhabitants
2007 Actual 18 per 100 inhabitants
2008 Actual 29.8 per 100 inhabitants
2009 Actual 38.2 per 100 inhabitants
2010 Actual 36.1 per 100 inhabitants
2011 Actual 47 per 100 inhabitants
2012 Actual 50.2 per 100 inhabitants
2013 Actual 53.1 per 100 inhabitants
2014 Actual 56.1 per 100 inhabitants
2015 Actual 58.3 per 100 inhabitants
2016 Actual 62.3 per 100 inhabitants
2017 Actual 67.1 per 100 inhabitants
2018 Actual 59.8 per 100 inhabitants
2019 Actual 59.6 per 100 inhabitants
2020 Actual 58 per 100 inhabitants
2021 Actual 56.7 per 100 inhabitants
2022 Actual 56.3 per 100 inhabitants
2023 Actual 55.5 per 100 inhabitants
2024 Actual 60.1 per 100 inhabitants
Source: ITU · per_100_inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

Every record

35 records across 1 measure, newest first within each. Each period opens its record and quote.

Measure Period Value Source
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2024 60.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2023 55.5 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2022 56.3 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2021 56.7 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2020 58 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2019 59.6 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2018 59.8 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2017 67.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2016 62.3 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2015 58.3 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2014 56.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2013 53.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012 50.2 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2011 47 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2010 36.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2009 38.2 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2008 29.8 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2007 18 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2006 9.91 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2005 4.92 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2004 2.55 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2003 0.88 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2002 0.12 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2001 0 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2000 0 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1999 0 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1998 0 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1997 0 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1996 0 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1995 0 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1994 0 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1993 0 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1992 0 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1991 0 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1990 0 per 100 inhabitants ITU

How Afghanistan ranks

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest mobile subscriptions figure for Afghanistan?

Afghanistan: 60.1 per 100 inhabitants mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, +8.2% on 2023.

How does Afghanistan rank?

#147 of 151 for mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2024, 60.1 per 100 inhabitants).

Where does the Afghanistan data come from?

35 records from 1 document by ITU. Each figure links to its record and the sentence it was read from.

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StatOrigin. (2026). Mobile subscriptions in Afghanistan [Data set]. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/mobile-subscriptions/afghanistan

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