The CIA World Factbook Edition 2021 Communications

Telephones - mobile cellular In 26 editions of 36.

Telephones - mobile cellular was published in 26 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2000 to 2025. The 2021 edition carries it in 222 entries, in its Communications section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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222
the first edition with it
2000
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Telephones - mobile cellular” (2000 to 2025).

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World

1 entry

World

total subscriptions:
7,876,696,447
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
103.4 (2017 est.)

Africa

55 entries

Algeria

total subscriptions:
45,555,673 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
103.9 (2020 est.)

Angola

total subscriptions:
14,645,050 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
44.56 (2020 est.)

Benin

total subscriptions:
11,140,891 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
91.9 (2020 est.)

Botswana

total subscriptions:
3,819,019 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
162.4 (2020 est.)

Burkina Faso

total subscriptions:
22,117,218 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
105.8 (2020 est.)

Burundi

total subscriptions:
6,631,154 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
55.77 (2020 est.)

Cabo Verde

total subscriptions:
544,729 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
97.98 (2020 est.)

Cameroon

total subscriptions:
25,245,134 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
95.1 (2020 est.)

Central African Republic

total subscriptions:
1,595,294 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
33.62 (2019 est.)

Chad

total subscriptions:
8,687,151 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
52.89 (2020 est.)

Comoros

total subscriptions:
472,815 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
54.37 (2020 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

total subscriptions:
40,798,396 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
45.55 (2019 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

total subscriptions:
5 million (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
95.34 (2018 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

total subscriptions:
40,095,246 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
152 (2020 est.)

Djibouti

total subscriptions:
434,035 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
43.93 (2020 est.)

Egypt

total subscriptions:
95,357,427 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
93.18 (2020 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

total subscriptions:
591,223 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
45.17 (2018 est.)

Eritrea

total subscriptions:
695,000 (2017)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
20.36 (2017 est.)

Eswatini

total subscriptions:
1.052 million (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
93.53 (2019 est.)

Ethiopia

total subscriptions:
39.54 million (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
37.22 (2019 est.)

Gabon

total subscriptions:
3,088,742 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
138.8 (2020 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

total subscriptions:
2,677,954 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
110.8 (2020 est.)

Ghana

total subscriptions:
40,461,609 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
130.2 (2020 est.)

Guinea

total subscriptions:
12.873 million (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
100.8 (2019 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

total subscriptions:
1,913,858 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
97.25 (2020 est.)

Kenya

total subscriptions:
61,408,904 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
114.2 (2020 est.)

Lesotho

total subscriptions:
1,562,648 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
72.94 (2020 est.)

Liberia

total subscriptions:
2.66 million (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
56.57 (2019 est.)

Libya

total subscriptions:
6.02 million (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
91.48 (2019 est.)

Madagascar

total subscriptions:
10,654,710 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
40.57 (2018 est.)

Malawi

total subscriptions:
10,004,680 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
52.3 (2020 est.)

Mali

total subscriptions:
25,315,598 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
125 (2020 est.)

Mauritania

total subscriptions:
4,932,571 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
106.1 (2020 est.)

Mauritius

total subscriptions:
1,912,900
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
150.4 (2019 est.)

Morocco

total subscriptions:
49,421,023 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
133.9 (2020 est.)

Mozambique

total subscriptions:
14,773,364 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
48.65 (2019 est.)

Namibia

total subscriptions:
2,594,382 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
102.1 (2020 est.)

Niger

total subscriptions:
8,778,880 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
40.64 (2019 est.)

Nigeria

total subscriptions:
204,228,678 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
99.07 (2020 est.)

Rwanda

total subscriptions:
10,614,408 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
81.95 (2020 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

total subscriptions:
4,000 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
66.58 (2019 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

total subscriptions:
174,203 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
79.49 (2020 est.)

Senegal

total subscriptions:
19,078,948 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
114 (2020 est.)

Seychelles

total subscriptions:
183,498 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
186.6 (2020 est.)

Sierra Leone

total subscriptions:
6,884,201 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
86.3 (2020 est.)

Somalia

total subscriptions:
7,653,040 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
50.99 (2018 est.)

South Africa

total subscriptions:
95,959,439 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
161.8 (2020 est.)

South Sudan

total subscriptions:
2,221,967 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
20.09 (2019 est.)

Sudan

total subscriptions:
35,195,207 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
80.26 (2020 est.)

Tanzania

total subscriptions:
51,220,233 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
85.75 (2020 est.)

Togo

total subscriptions:
6,516,510 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
78.71 (2020 est.)

Tunisia

total subscriptions:
14,852,857 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
125.7 (2020 est.)

Uganda

total subscriptions:
27,688,987 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
60.53 (2020 est.)

Zambia

total subscriptions:
19,104,208 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
103.9 (2020 est.)

Zimbabwe

total subscriptions:
13,191,708 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
88.76 (2020 est.)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

total subscriptions:
61,656 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
108.8 (2019 est.)

Iceland

total subscriptions:
421,384 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
123.5 (2020 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

total subscriptions:
22,580,071
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
63.18 (2019 est.)

Armenia

total subscriptions:
3,488,797 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
117.7 (2020 est.)

Azerbaijan

total subscriptions:
10,344,300 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
102 (2020 est.)

Bangladesh

total subscriptions:
170,136,762 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
103.3 (2020 est.)

Bhutan

total subscriptions:
745,137
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
96.57 (2019 est.)

China

total subscriptions:
1,696,356,000 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
117.9 (2020 est.)

Georgia

total subscriptions:
5,100,101 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
127.9 (2020 est.)

India

total subscriptions:
1,153,709,832 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
83.6 (2020 est.)

Japan

total subscriptions:
192,284,308 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
152 (2020 est.)

Kazakhstan

total subscriptions:
25.177 million (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
134.1 (2020 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

total subscriptions:
3,821,857
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
14.98 (2019 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

total subscriptions:
70,513,676 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
137.5 (2020 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

total subscriptions:
8,622,565 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
134.4 (2019 est.)

Maldives

total subscriptions:
717,708 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
132.8 (2020 est.)

Mongolia

total subscriptions:
4,363,919 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
133.1 (2020 est.)

Nepal

total subscriptions:
39,178,451 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
130.6 (2019 est.)

Pakistan

total subscriptions:
165,405,847
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
72.33 (2019 est.)

Russia

total subscriptions:
238,733,217 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
163.6 (2020 est.)

Sri Lanka

total subscriptions:
29,730,465 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
138.8 (2020 est.)

Tajikistan

total subscriptions:
9.904 million (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
111.5 (2019 est.)

Turkmenistan

total subscriptions:
9.377 million (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
162.9 (2019 est.)

Uzbekistan

total subscriptions:
33.387 million (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
99.75 (2020 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

28 entries

Anguilla

total subscriptions:
26,000 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
182.09 (2019 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

total subscriptions:
184,000 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
192.8 (2019 est.)

Aruba

total subscriptions:
141,000 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
135.1 (2018 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

total subscriptions:
425,507 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
109.3 (2019 est.)

Barbados

total subscriptions:
329,326 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
114.7 (2019 est.)

Belize

total subscriptions:
254,919 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
65.3 (2019 est.)

British Virgin Islands

total subscriptions:
35,163 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
116.3 (2020 est.)

Cayman Islands

total subscriptions:
96,656 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
152.5 (2019 est.)

Costa Rica

total subscriptions:
7,512,370 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
147.5 (2020 est.)

Cuba

total subscriptions:
6,661,763 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
58.82 (2020 est.)

Curacao

total subscriptions:
184,236 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
112.7 (2019 est.)

Dominica

total subscriptions:
75,771 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
105.8 (2018 est.)

Dominican Republic

total subscriptions:
8,989,587 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
82.87 (2020 est.)

El Salvador

total subscriptions:
10,396,786
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
161.1 (2019 est.)

Grenada

total subscriptions:
113,177 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
102.1 (2019 est.)

Guatemala

total subscriptions:
20,390,671 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
113.8 (2020 est.)

Haiti

total subscriptions:
6,843,380 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
60.76 (2019 est.)

Honduras

total subscriptions:
6,960,654 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
70.28 (2020 est.)

Jamaica

total subscriptions:
2,873,259 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
97.03 (2020 est.)

Montserrat

total subscriptions:
5,000 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
100.7 (2019 est.)

Nicaragua

total subscriptions:
5,976,479 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
90.22 (2020 est.)

Panama

total subscriptions:
5,708,163 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
132.3 (2020 est.)

Puerto Rico

total subscriptions:
3,483,570 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
121.8 (2020 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

total subscriptions:
76,878 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
147.7 (2019 est.)

Saint Lucia

total subscriptions:
184,944 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
97.65 (2019 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total subscriptions:
97,059 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
87.49 (2020 est.)

Sint Maarten

total subscriptions:
68,840 (2017)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
196 (2019 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

total subscriptions:
1,987,996 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
142.1 (2020 est.)

Europe

47 entries

Albania

total subscriptions:
2,618,880 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
91 (2020 est.)

Andorra

total subscriptions:
87,909 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
114 (2019 est.)

Austria

total subscriptions:
10,682,294 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
118.6 (2020 est.)

Belarus

total subscriptions:
11,704,084 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
123.9 (2020 est.)

Belgium

total subscriptions:
11,529,728 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
99.48 (2020 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

total subscriptions:
3,509,674 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
107 (2020 est.)

Bulgaria

total subscriptions:
7,945,739 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
114.4 (2020 est.)

Croatia

total subscriptions:
4,375,699 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
106.6 (2020 est.)

Czechia

total subscriptions:
12,999,353 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
121.4 (2020 est.)

Denmark

total subscriptions:
7,144,123 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
123.3 (2020 est.)

Estonia

total subscriptions:
1,925,789 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
145.2 (2020 est.)

European Union

total subscriptions:
529,497,242
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
117.70 (2019 est.)

Faroe Islands

total subscriptions:
59,003 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
120.8 (2020 est.)

Finland

total subscriptions:
7.12 million (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
128.5 (2020 est.)

France

total subscriptions:
72.751 million (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
111.5 (2020 est.)

Germany

total subscriptions:
107.5 million (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
128.3 (2020 est.)

Gibraltar

total subscriptions:
40,537 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
120.3 (2019 est.)

Greece

total subscriptions:
11,412,995 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
109.5 (2020 est.)

Guernsey

total subscriptions:
71,249
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
113 (July 2016 est.)

Hungary

total subscriptions:
10,332,660 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
107 (2020 est.)

Ireland

total subscriptions:
5,234,027 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
106 (2020 est.)

Italy

total subscriptions:
77,796,840 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
128.7 (2020 est.)

Jersey

total subscriptions:
122,668
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
119 (July 2016 est.)

Kosovo

total subscriptions:
620,186
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
32.3 (2019 est.)

Latvia

total subscriptions:
2,051,359 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
108.8 (2020 est.)

Liechtenstein

total subscriptions:
48,904 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
128.3 (2020 est.)

Lithuania

total subscriptions:
4,742,427 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
174.2 (2020 est.)

Luxembourg

total subscriptions:
890,000 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
142.2 (2020 est.)

Malta

total subscriptions:
634,386
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
139.94 (2019 est.)

Moldova

total subscriptions:
3,420,383 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
84.79 (2020 est.)

Monaco

total subscriptions:
35,485 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
90.43 (2020 est.)

Montenegro

total subscriptions:
1,080,089 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
172 (2020 est.)

Netherlands

total subscriptions:
21.415 million (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
125 (2020 est.)

North Macedonia

total subscriptions:
1,921,013
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
90.51 (2019 est.)

Norway

total subscriptions:
5,825,584 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
107.5 (2020 est.)

Poland

total subscriptions:
49,350,724 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
130.4 (2020 est.)

Portugal

total subscriptions:
11,854,999 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
116.3 (2020 est.)

Romania

total subscriptions:
22.592 million (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
117.4 (2020 est.)

San Marino

total subscriptions:
38,750 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
114.4 (2019 est.)

Serbia

total subscriptions:
8,260,758 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
120.2 (2020 est.)

Slovakia

total subscriptions:
7,289,707 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
133.5 (2020 est.)

Slovenia

total subscriptions:
2,550,895 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
122.7 (2020 est.)

Spain

total subscriptions:
55,644,651 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
119 (2020 est.)

Sweden

total subscriptions:
12,959,858 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
128.3 (2020 est.)

Switzerland

total subscriptions:
10.9 million (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
125.9 (2020 est.)

Ukraine

total subscriptions:
53,977,690 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
129.3 (2020 est.)

United Kingdom

total subscriptions:
79.007 million (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
116.4 (2020 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

total subscriptions:
1,748,672 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
102.8 (2020 est.)

Cyprus

total subscriptions:
1,230,706 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
138.6 (2020 est.)

Gaza Strip

total subscriptions:
4,135,363 (includes the West Bank)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
76 (includes the West Bank) (2017 est.)

Iran

total subscriptions:
127,624,951 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
152 (2020 est.)

Iraq

total subscriptions:
36,946,600 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
91.86 (2020 est.)

Israel

total subscriptions:
11.4 million (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
131.7 (2020 est.)

Jordan

total subscriptions:
6,987,891 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
68.49 (2020 est.)

Kuwait

total subscriptions:
6,770,346 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
158.5 (2020 est.)

Lebanon

total subscriptions:
4,288,221 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
62.83 (2020 est.)

Oman

total subscriptions:
6,276,535 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
133.9 (2020 est.)

Qatar

total subscriptions:
3,798,514 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
131.8 (2020 est.)

Saudi Arabia

total subscriptions:
43,215,439 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
124.1 (2020 est.)

Syria

total subscriptions:
16,660,253 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
95.2 (2020 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

total subscriptions:
82,128,104 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
97.38 (2020 est.)

United Arab Emirates

total subscriptions:
18,374,332 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
185.8 (2020 est.)

West Bank

total subscriptions:
4,135,363 (includes Gaza Strip) (2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
76 (includes Gaza Strip) (2017 est.)

Yemen

total subscriptions:
15,297,789 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
55.18 (2019 est.)

North America

4 entries

Bermuda

total subscriptions:
64,997 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
103.1 (2019 est.)

Canada

total subscriptions:
36,093,021 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
95.63 (2020 est.)

Mexico

total subscriptions:
120,481,969 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
93.45 (2020 est.)

United States

total subscriptions:
442.457 million (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
134.5 (2020 est.)

Oceania

19 entries

Australia

total subscriptions:
27.454 million (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
107.7 (2020 est.)

Cook Islands

total subscriptions:
14,539 (2017)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
83.05 (2017 est.)

Fiji

total subscriptions:
1,033,920 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
117.8 (2019 est.)

French Polynesia

total subscriptions:
302,673 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
104.3 (2019 est.)

Guam

total subscriptions:
98,000 (2004 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
61.99 (2004 est.)

Kiribati

total subscriptions:
54,661 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
45.76 (2020 est.)

Marshall Islands

total subscriptions:
16,000 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
27.56 (2019 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

total subscriptions:
23,114 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
20.74 (2019 est.)

Nauru

total subscriptions:
10,000 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
94.58 (2019 est.)

New Caledonia

total subscriptions:
260,277 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
96.02 (2019 est.)

New Zealand

total subscriptions:
6.4 million (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
136.1 (2019 est.)

Palau

total subscriptions:
23,743 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
134.4 (2019 est.)

Papua New Guinea

total subscriptions:
4.018 million (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
47.62 (2019 est.)

Samoa

total subscriptions:
124,211 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
63.58 (2019 est.)

Solomon Islands

total subscriptions:
478,116 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
71.38 (2019 est.)

Tonga

total subscriptions:
62,104 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
59.43 (2019 est.)

Tuvalu

total subscriptions:
8,000 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
70.36 (2019 est.)

Vanuatu

total subscriptions:
246,232 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
80.17 (2020 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

total subscriptions:
0 (2017)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
0 (2017)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

total subscriptions:
54,763,900 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
121.2 (2020 est.)

Bolivia

total subscriptions:
11,804,343 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
101.1 (2020 est.)

Brazil

total subscriptions:
205,834,781 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
96.84 (2020 est.)

Chile

total subscriptions:
25,068,249 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
131.1 (2020 est.)

Colombia

total subscriptions:
67,672,570 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
133 (2020 est.)

Ecuador

total subscriptions:
15,485,366
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
87.77 (2019 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

total subscriptions:
5,000 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
163 (2019 est.)

Guyana

total subscriptions:
643,210 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
82.97 (2019 est.)

Paraguay

total subscriptions:
7,761,848 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
110.2 (2019 est.)

Peru

total subscriptions:
38,915,400 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
123.8 (2019 est.)

Suriname

total subscriptions:
899,339 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
153.3 (2020 est.)

Uruguay

total subscriptions:
4,779,787 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
138.1 (2019 est.)

Venezuela

total subscriptions:
18,028,388 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
63.4 (2020 est.)

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

total subscriptions:
526,732 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
120.4 (2020 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

total subscriptions:
61,143,964 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
89.82 (2019 est.)

Cambodia

total subscriptions:
21,418,681 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
129.9 (2020 est.)

Hong Kong

total subscriptions:
21,865,215 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
291.7 (2020 est.)

Indonesia

total subscriptions:
355,748,606 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
130.1 (2020 est.)

Laos

total subscriptions:
4,362,183 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
60.84 (2019 est.)

Macau

total subscriptions:
2,181,194 (2018)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
345.3 (2018 est.)

Malaysia

total subscriptions:
43,723,600 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
135.1 (2020 est.)

Philippines

total subscriptions:
167,322,432 (2019)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
154.8 (2019 est.)

Singapore

total subscriptions:
8,427,500 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
144.1 (2020 est.)

Taiwan

total subscriptions:
29,351,150 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
123.2 (2020 est.)

Thailand

total subscriptions:
116.294 million (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
166.6 (2020 est.)

Timor-Leste

total subscriptions:
1,377,915 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
104.5 (2020 est.)

Vietnam

total subscriptions:
138,934,626 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
142.7 (2020 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2021, “Telephones - mobile cellular”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/telephones-mobile-cellular/2021.

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