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Mobile subscriptions in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: 132.5 per 100 inhabitants (mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, 2024), −6.8% on 2023. It ranks #43 of 151 countries for mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2024).

  • 132.5 per 100 inhabitants Latest · 2024
  • −6.8% vs 2023
  • #43of 151 countries · 2024
  • 35Records · 1 measures

Annual · 1 publisher · Next period 2025

Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Sri Lanka

Fig 1 · J61 · Sri Lanka Annual

Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

Sri Lanka, 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 0.0059 per 100 inhabitants to 151.7 per 100 inhabitants. Latest value 132.5 per 100 inhabitants (2024). per 100 inhabitants 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 133
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsMobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. 35 observations from 1990 to 2024, ranging from 0.0059 per 100 inhabitants to 151.7 per 100 inhabitants. Latest value 132.5 per 100 inhabitants (2024). per 100 inhabitants 0 50 100 150 200 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 133
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsMobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. 35 observations from 1990 to 2024, ranging from 0.0059 per 100 inhabitants to 151.7 per 100 inhabitants. Latest value 132.5 per 100 inhabitants (2024). per 100 inhabitants 0 50 100 150 200 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 133
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Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Period Type Value
1990 Actual 0.0059 per 100 inhabitants
1991 Actual 0.01 per 100 inhabitants
1992 Actual 0.015 per 100 inhabitants
1993 Actual 0.082 per 100 inhabitants
1994 Actual 0.16 per 100 inhabitants
1995 Actual 0.28 per 100 inhabitants
1996 Actual 0.39 per 100 inhabitants
1997 Actual 0.62 per 100 inhabitants
1998 Actual 0.94 per 100 inhabitants
1999 Actual 1.37 per 100 inhabitants
2000 Actual 2.23 per 100 inhabitants
2001 Actual 3.41 per 100 inhabitants
2002 Actual 4.7 per 100 inhabitants
2003 Actual 6.98 per 100 inhabitants
2004 Actual 11 per 100 inhabitants
2005 Actual 16.6 per 100 inhabitants
2006 Actual 26.6 per 100 inhabitants
2007 Actual 39 per 100 inhabitants
2008 Actual 53.7 per 100 inhabitants
2009 Actual 78.6 per 100 inhabitants
2010 Actual 83.1 per 100 inhabitants
2011 Actual 87.2 per 100 inhabitants
2012 Actual 91.3 per 100 inhabitants
2013 Actual 95.1 per 100 inhabitants
2014 Actual 102.7 per 100 inhabitants
2015 Actual 110 per 100 inhabitants
2016 Actual 117.7 per 100 inhabitants
2017 Actual 127.7 per 100 inhabitants
2018 Actual 136.1 per 100 inhabitants
2019 Actual 126.5 per 100 inhabitants
2020 Actual 131.8 per 100 inhabitants
2021 Actual 135.5 per 100 inhabitants
2022 Actual 151.7 per 100 inhabitants
2023 Actual 142.3 per 100 inhabitants
2024 Actual 132.5 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 132.5 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2023 142.3 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2022 151.7 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2021 135.5 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2020 131.8 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2019 126.5 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2018 136.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2017 127.7 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2016 117.7 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2015 110 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2014 102.7 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2013 95.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012 91.3 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2011 87.2 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2010 83.1 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2009 78.6 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2008 53.7 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2007 39 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2006 26.6 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2005 16.6 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2004 11 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2003 6.98 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2002 4.7 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2001 3.41 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2000 2.23 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1999 1.37 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1998 0.94 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1997 0.62 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1996 0.39 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1995 0.28 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1994 0.16 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1993 0.082 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1992 0.015 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1991 0.01 per 100 inhabitants ITU
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1990 0.0059 per 100 inhabitants ITU

How Sri Lanka ranks

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest mobile subscriptions figure for Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka: 132.5 per 100 inhabitants mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, −6.8% on 2023.

How does Sri Lanka rank?

#43 of 151 for mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2024, 132.5 per 100 inhabitants).

Where does the Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka [Data set]. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/mobile-subscriptions/sri-lanka

"Mobile subscriptions in Sri Lanka." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/statistics/mobile-subscriptions/sri-lanka. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

StatOrigin. "Mobile subscriptions in Sri Lanka." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 2, 2026. https://statorigin.org/statistics/mobile-subscriptions/sri-lanka.

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