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Mobile subscriptions in Malawi

Malawi: 69.3 per 100 inhabitants (mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, 2024), +13.4% on 2023. It ranks #143 of 151 countries for mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2024).

  • 69.3 per 100 inhabitants Latest · 2024
  • +13.4% vs 2023
  • #143of 151 countries · 2024
  • 35Records · 1 measures

Annual · 1 publisher · Next period 2025

Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Malawi

Fig 1 · J61 · Malawi Annual

Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

Malawi, 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 69.3 per 100 inhabitants. Latest value 69.3 per 100 inhabitants (2024). per 100 inhabitants 0 20 40 60 80 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 69.3
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsMobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. 35 observations from 1990 to 2024, ranging from 0 per 100 inhabitants to 69.3 per 100 inhabitants. Latest value 69.3 per 100 inhabitants (2024). per 100 inhabitants 0 20 40 60 80 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 69.3
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsMobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. 35 observations from 1990 to 2024, ranging from 0 per 100 inhabitants to 69.3 per 100 inhabitants. Latest value 69.3 per 100 inhabitants (2024). per 100 inhabitants 0 20 40 60 80 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 69.3
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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 0.0038 per 100 inhabitants
1996 Actual 0.036 per 100 inhabitants
1997 Actual 0.067 per 100 inhabitants
1998 Actual 0.098 per 100 inhabitants
1999 Actual 0.21 per 100 inhabitants
2000 Actual 0.43 per 100 inhabitants
2001 Actual 0.48 per 100 inhabitants
2002 Actual 0.72 per 100 inhabitants
2003 Actual 1.11 per 100 inhabitants
2004 Actual 1.78 per 100 inhabitants
2005 Actual 3.28 per 100 inhabitants
2006 Actual 4.7 per 100 inhabitants
2007 Actual 7.74 per 100 inhabitants
2008 Actual 10.8 per 100 inhabitants
2009 Actual 17.3 per 100 inhabitants
2010 Actual 21 per 100 inhabitants
2011 Actual 25.9 per 100 inhabitants
2012 Actual 29.6 per 100 inhabitants
2013 Actual 32.7 per 100 inhabitants
2014 Actual 33.9 per 100 inhabitants
2015 Actual 38.4 per 100 inhabitants
2016 Actual 40.9 per 100 inhabitants
2017 Actual 43.1 per 100 inhabitants
2018 Actual 38.2 per 100 inhabitants
2019 Actual 46.8 per 100 inhabitants
2020 Actual 51.2 per 100 inhabitants
2021 Actual 59.6 per 100 inhabitants
2022 Actual 59.6 per 100 inhabitants
2023 Actual 61.1 per 100 inhabitants
2024 Actual 69.3 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 69.3 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2023 61.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2022 59.6 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2021 59.6 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2020 51.2 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2019 46.8 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2018 38.2 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2017 43.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2016 40.9 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2015 38.4 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2014 33.9 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2013 32.7 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012 29.6 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2011 25.9 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2010 21 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2009 17.3 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2008 10.8 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2007 7.74 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2006 4.7 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2005 3.28 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2004 1.78 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2003 1.11 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2002 0.72 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2001 0.48 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2000 0.43 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1999 0.21 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1998 0.098 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1997 0.067 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1996 0.036 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1995 0.0038 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 Malawi ranks

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest mobile subscriptions figure for Malawi?

Malawi: 69.3 per 100 inhabitants mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, +13.4% on 2023.

How does Malawi rank?

#143 of 151 for mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2024, 69.3 per 100 inhabitants).

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

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

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

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