Number of Mobile Cellular Subscriptions
This key economic indicator for the Mobile Services sector has been recently updated.
- Indonesia was up 6.8% of Number of Mobile Cellular Subscriptions in 2019, compared to the previous year.
- Since 2014 China Number of Mobile Cellular Subscriptions jumped by 6.3% year on year to 1,746,238,000 Subscriptions.
- In 2019 United States was number 3 in Number of Mobile Cellular Subscriptions.
- In 2019 Ethiopia was number 38 in Number of Mobile Cellular Subscriptions close to 39,540,000 Subscriptions, jumping from 204 in 2018.
Top Countries in Number of Mobile Cellular Subscriptions
Units (Subscriptions) - 1960 to 2019
| # | 204 Countries | Units (Subscriptions) | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
China
| 1,746,238,000 | 2019 | +5.9 % | +6.3 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
India
| 1,151,480,361 | 2019 | -2.1 % | +4.0 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
United States
| 442,457,000 | 2019 | +4.8 % | +4.5 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Indonesia
| 341,277,549 | 2019 | +6.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Russia
| 239,795,946 | 2019 | +4.5 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Brazil
| 202,009,290 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -6.4 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Japan
| 186,514,109 | 2019 | +3.7 % | +3.4 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Nigeria
| 184,592,255 | 2019 | +6.9 % | +5.8 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Philippines
| 167,322,432 | 2019 | +24.3 % | +8.5 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Bangladesh
| 165,572,000 | 2019 | +2.4 % | +5.5 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Pakistan
| 165,405,847 | 2019 | +7.4 % | +4.0 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Vietnam
| 136,230,406 | 2019 | -3.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Thailand
| 129,614,000 | 2019 | +3.6 % | +6.0 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Mexico
| 122,040,789 | 2019 | +1.6 % | +3.1 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Iran
| 118,061,419 | 2019 | +33.1 % | +11.4 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Germany
| 107,200,000 | 2019 | -0.3 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
South Africa
| 96,972,459 | 2019 | +4.9 % | +4.1 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Egypt
| 95,340,262 | 2019 | +1.7 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
United Kingdom
| 80,967,000 | 2019 | +1.9 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Turkey
| 80,790,877 | 2019 | +0.8 % | +2.4 % | View data |
Source: World Bank