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Mobile subscriptions in Botswana

Botswana: 164 per 100 inhabitants (mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, 2024), −8.4% on 2023. It ranks #16 of 151 countries for mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2024).

  • 164 per 100 inhabitants Latest · 2024
  • −8.4% vs 2023
  • #16of 151 countries · 2024
  • 35Records · 1 measures

Annual · 1 publisher · Next period 2025

Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Botswana

Fig 1 · J61 · Botswana Annual

Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

Botswana, 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 179 per 100 inhabitants. Latest value 164 per 100 inhabitants (2024). per 100 inhabitants 0 50 100 150 200 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 164
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsMobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. 35 observations from 1990 to 2024, ranging from 0 per 100 inhabitants to 179 per 100 inhabitants. Latest value 164 per 100 inhabitants (2024). per 100 inhabitants 0 50 100 150 200 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 164
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsMobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. 35 observations from 1990 to 2024, ranging from 0 per 100 inhabitants to 179 per 100 inhabitants. Latest value 164 per 100 inhabitants (2024). per 100 inhabitants 0 50 100 150 200 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 164
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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 0.92 per 100 inhabitants
1999 Actual 5.44 per 100 inhabitants
2000 Actual 13.2 per 100 inhabitants
2001 Actual 19.4 per 100 inhabitants
2002 Actual 19 per 100 inhabitants
2003 Actual 25.1 per 100 inhabitants
2004 Actual 28.9 per 100 inhabitants
2005 Actual 30.6 per 100 inhabitants
2006 Actual 43.9 per 100 inhabitants
2007 Actual 60.3 per 100 inhabitants
2008 Actual 76.2 per 100 inhabitants
2009 Actual 94.1 per 100 inhabitants
2010 Actual 116.2 per 100 inhabitants
2011 Actual 139.9 per 100 inhabitants
2012 Actual 146.1 per 100 inhabitants
2013 Actual 151.7 per 100 inhabitants
2014 Actual 157 per 100 inhabitants
2015 Actual 157.7 per 100 inhabitants
2016 Actual 147.2 per 100 inhabitants
2017 Actual 143 per 100 inhabitants
2018 Actual 147.1 per 100 inhabitants
2019 Actual 160.7 per 100 inhabitants
2020 Actual 161.9 per 100 inhabitants
2021 Actual 173.3 per 100 inhabitants
2022 Actual 178.2 per 100 inhabitants
2023 Actual 179 per 100 inhabitants
2024 Actual 164 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 164 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2023 179 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2022 178.2 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2021 173.3 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2020 161.9 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2019 160.7 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2018 147.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2017 143 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2016 147.2 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2015 157.7 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2014 157 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2013 151.7 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012 146.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2011 139.9 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2010 116.2 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2009 94.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2008 76.2 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2007 60.3 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2006 43.9 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2005 30.6 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2004 28.9 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2003 25.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2002 19 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2001 19.4 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2000 13.2 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1999 5.44 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1998 0.92 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 Botswana ranks

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest mobile subscriptions figure for Botswana?

Botswana: 164 per 100 inhabitants mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, −8.4% on 2023.

How does Botswana rank?

#16 of 151 for mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2024, 164 per 100 inhabitants).

Where does the Botswana 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 Botswana [Data set]. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/mobile-subscriptions/botswana

"Mobile subscriptions in Botswana." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/statistics/mobile-subscriptions/botswana. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

StatOrigin. "Mobile subscriptions in Botswana." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 2, 2026. https://statorigin.org/statistics/mobile-subscriptions/botswana.

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