Number of mobile cellular telephone subscriptions
millions
These data allow for comparing mobile cellular coverage across 67 countries worldwide, with the number of subscribers provided in millions for the period from 2010 to 2023. Each row corresponds to an individual country, enabling the tracking of changes for each country separately. For example, in Austria, the number of subscribers changed from 12.2 million in 2010 to 11.1 million in 2023, illustrating differences in the development of telecommunications markets at an international level
- Germany
- Italy
- United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- France
- Spain
- Poland
- Netherlands
- Austria
Chart of the number of mobile cellular network subscribers by country, 2010–2023, millions
Who grew, who fell: 2010 → 2023
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2010–2023. Rows: 67, periods: 8. Unit of measurement — millions. Breakdown by positions: Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; Hungary and others
Germany: indicator grew from 88.4 to 105 over 2010–2023 — by 18.8%. Highest value — 108 (2018), lowest — 88.4 (2010). This averages 1.33% annual growth. Up to 2020 the change was +21%, after — −1.87%. Of the 24 largest rows, 14 increased, 10 declined
All table numbers are series: 67
| Series | 2010 | 2015 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Россия | — | 227,30 | 229,40 | 239,80 | 238,10 | 246,60 | 245,30 | 257,90 |
| Австрия | 12,20 | 13,50 | 11,00 | 10,70 | 10,70 | 10,90 | 11,00 | 11,10 |
| Беларусь | 10,30 | 11,40 | 11,60 | 11,60 | 11,70 | 11,80 | 11,80 | 11,80 |
| Бельгия | 12,20 | 12,80 | 11,40 | 11,50 | 11,50 | 11,70 | 11,80 | 12,10 |
| Болгария | 10,20 | 9,20 | 8,40 | 8,10 | 8,00 | 7,90 | 8,00 | 8,00 |
| Венгрия | 12,00 | 9,90 | 10,00 | 10,30 | 10,30 | 10,20 | 10,20 | 10,20 |
| Германия | 88,40 | 96,40 | 108,00 | 107,00 | 107,00 | 106,00 | 104,00 | 105,00 |
| Греция | 12,30 | 12,60 | 12,20 | 11,90 | 11,40 | 11,50 | 11,40 | 11,30 |
| Дания | 6,40 | 7,10 | 7,20 | 7,20 | 7,30 | 7,40 | 7,50 | 7,50 |
| Ирландия | 4,70 | 4,90 | 5,00 | 5,20 | 5,20 | 5,40 | 5,70 | 5,80 |
| Испания | 51,40 | 51,10 | 54,20 | 55,40 | 55,60 | 56,80 | 59,00 | 61,20 |
| Италия | 93,70 | 87,70 | 83,30 | 79,50 | 77,60 | 78,10 | 78,50 | 78,50 |
| Латвия | 2,30 | 2,60 | 2,10 | 2,10 | 2,10 | 2,20 | 2,20 | 2,30 |
| Литва | 4,90 | 4,20 | 3,80 | 3,70 | 3,70 | 3,70 | 3,80 | 3,90 |
| Люксембург | 0,70 | 0,80 | 0,80 | 0,80 | 0,80 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 1,00 |
| Нидерланды | 19,20 | 20,80 | 21,10 | 21,80 | 21,40 | 21,90 | 20,70 | 21,20 |
| Норвегия | 5,60 | 5,70 | 5,70 | 5,80 | 5,80 | 5,90 | 6,10 | — |
| Польша | 47,00 | 54,50 | 48,30 | 48,40 | 49,40 | 50,60 | 52,60 | 52,40 |
| Португалия | 12,20 | 11,70 | 11,90 | 11,90 | 11,90 | 12,40 | 12,80 | 12,80 |
| Республика Молдова | 3,20 | 4,30 | 4,40 | 4,40 | 4,10 | 4,70 | 5,10 | 5,20 |
| Румыния | 24,40 | 23,10 | 22,60 | 22,70 | 22,60 | 22,90 | 23,20 | — |
| Северная Македония | 2,20 | 2,10 | 2,00 | 1,90 | 1,90 | 1,90 | 2,10 | 1,90 |
| Сербия | 9,90 | 9,20 | 8,40 | 8,50 | 8,30 | 8,50 | 8,60 | 8,50 |
| Словакия | 5,90 | 6,70 | 7,20 | 7,40 | 7,30 | 7,40 | 7,50 | 7,60 |
| Словения | 2,10 | 2,40 | 2,50 | 2,50 | 2,60 | 2,60 | 2,70 | 2,70 |
| Соединенное Королевство (Великобритания) | 76,70 | 79,30 | 78,90 | 80,70 | 79,00 | 79,80 | 81,70 | 84,30 |
| Украина | 53,90 | 60,70 | 53,90 | 54,80 | 54,00 | — | — | — |
| Финляндия | 8,40 | 7,40 | 7,20 | 7,20 | 7,10 | 7,20 | 7,10 | 7,10 |
| Франция | 57,80 | 66,70 | 70,40 | 72,00 | 72,80 | 75,30 | 76,80 | 77,40 |
| Чехия | 12,90 | 12,50 | 12,70 | 13,10 | 13,00 | 13,30 | 13,70 | 13,60 |
| Швейцария | 9,60 | 11,20 | 10,80 | 10,90 | 11,00 | 10,70 | 10,90 | 10,90 |
| Швеция | 11,00 | 12,60 | 12,60 | 12,90 | 12,80 | 13,00 | 14,80 | 14,80 |
| Эстония | 1,70 | 1,90 | 1,90 | 2,00 | 1,90 | 2,00 | 2,10 | 2,10 |
| Азербайджан | 8,90 | 10,70 | 10,30 | 10,70 | 10,30 | 10,80 | 11,10 | 11,00 |
| Армения | 3,10 | 3,50 | 3,60 | 3,60 | 3,50 | 3,60 | 3,80 | 4,00 |
| Бангладеш | 67,90 | 131,00 | 162,00 | 166,00 | 176,00 | 184,00 | 186,00 | 191,00 |
| Вьетнам | 112,00 | 120,00 | 141,00 | 136,00 | 139,00 | 135,00 | 137,00 | 131,00 |
| Израиль | 9,10 | 10,60 | 10,70 | 11,70 | 12,30 | 12,50 | 13,80 | — |
| Индия (млрд) | 0,80 | 1,00 | 1,20 | 1,20 | 1,20 | 1,20 | 1,10 | — |
| Индонезия | 211,00 | 339,00 | 319,00 | 341,00 | 356,00 | 366,00 | 343,00 | 352,00 |
| Исламская Республика Иран | 54,10 | 74,20 | 88,70 | 118,00 | 128,00 | 136,00 | 146,00 | 151,00 |
| Казахстан | 19,40 | 26,30 | 26,10 | 25,70 | 24,30 | 24,50 | 25,20 | 25,50 |
| Киргизия | 5,30 | 7,00 | 7,70 | 7,70 | 7,30 | 7,30 | 7,40 | 7,70 |
| Китай (млрд) | 0,90 | 1,30 | 1,70 | 1,80 | 1,70 | 1,70 | 1,80 | 1,80 |
| Пакистан | 99,20 | 126,00 | 154,00 | 165,00 | 176,00 | 189,00 | 193,00 | 189,00 |
| Республика Корея | 50,80 | 58,90 | 66,40 | 68,90 | 70,50 | 72,90 | 77,00 | 83,90 |
| Сингапур | 7,40 | 8,20 | 8,60 | 9,00 | 8,40 | 8,80 | 9,80 | 9,70 |
| Таиланд | 71,70 | 103,00 | 125,00 | 130,00 | 116,00 | 121,00 | 126,00 | 121,00 |
| Турция | 61,80 | 73,60 | 80,10 | 80,80 | 82,10 | 86,30 | 90,30 | 92,20 |
| Узбекистан | 22,70 | 20,70 | 22,00 | 23,80 | 26,00 | 29,00 | 32,00 | 34,30 |
| Филиппины | 83,20 | 118,00 | 135,00 | 167,00 | 150,00 | 163,00 | 166,00 | 135,00 |
| Япония | 123,00 | 161,00 | 180,00 | 187,00 | 195,00 | 200,00 | 211,00 | 219,00 |
| Алжир | 32,80 | 43,20 | 47,20 | 45,40 | 45,60 | 47,00 | 49,00 | 51,50 |
| Египет | 70,70 | 94,00 | 93,80 | 95,30 | 95,40 | 93,30 | 102,00 | 106,00 |
| Марокко | 32,00 | 43,10 | 44,70 | 46,70 | 49,40 | 51,30 | 53,00 | 55,90 |
| Нигерия | 87,30 | 151,00 | 173,00 | 185,00 | 204,00 | 195,00 | 222,00 | 224,00 |
| Объединенная Республика Танзания | 21,00 | 39,70 | 43,50 | 47,70 | 51,20 | 54,00 | 60,20 | 70,20 |
| Эфиопия | 6,90 | 42,30 | — | 41,90 | 44,50 | 64,50 | 71,40 | — |
| Южно-Африканская Республика | 50,40 | 88,00 | 92,40 | 97,00 | 96,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 108,00 |
| Аргентина | 57,10 | 61,80 | 58,60 | 56,40 | 54,80 | 59,10 | 59,70 | 62,70 |
| Бразилия | 197,00 | 258,00 | 209,00 | 202,00 | 206,00 | 220,00 | 213,00 | 213,00 |
| Канада | 25,80 | 29,80 | 33,20 | 34,40 | 32,40 | 33,60 | 35,40 | 36,50 |
| Мексика | 91,40 | 108,00 | 120,00 | 122,00 | 123,00 | 126,00 | 136,00 | 140,00 |
| США | 285,00 | 332,00 | 348,00 | 356,00 | 353,00 | 362,00 | 373,00 | 386,00 |
| Чили | 19,90 | 23,20 | 25,20 | 25,10 | 25,10 | 26,60 | 26,40 | 26,70 |
| Австралия | 22,50 | 25,80 | 27,60 | 28,00 | 27,00 | 27,30 | 28,70 | 29,10 |
| Новая Зеландия | 4,70 | 5,60 | 6,30 | 6,00 | 6,20 | 5,90 | 6,00 | 6,60 |
How to read this table
Selecting a country determines the row content, allowing for the comparison of indicators across different states within the same time interval or the analysis of a specific country's trajectory over fourteen years. The table presents annual values, enabling the identification of trends in cellular network development. Belgium, Belarus, and Austria are just part of the 67 countries listed, making the material suitable for comparative analysis of global mobile communications markets
What is visible in these numbers
Top five values: Germany (108), Italy (93.7), United Kingdom (84.3), France (77.4), Spain (61.2). Gap between highest and lowest — 108 times. The top five account for 65.9% of the total across all positions — distribution heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual, with 8 observation periods in the dataset. There are 200 values in the table out of 200 possible, i.e. 100%; data gaps are virtually absent
More in the section Russia and countries of the world»
Period and application
Data are updated annually as part of the statistical yearbook on Russia and the world. This dataset is useful for researchers, analysts, and anyone studying the development of telecommunications and the accessibility of mobile services on an international scale for the period from 2010 to 2023
How it is calculated
Noted in the source itself: For all countries except Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Uzbekistan and Ukraine (for 2010–2018) — data from the International Telecommunication Union. For Russia (according to data from the Ministry…
1) По всем странам, кроме России, Азербайджана, Армении, Беларуси, Казахстана, Киргизии, Республики Молдова, Узбекистана и Украины (за 2010–2018 гг.) – данные International Telecommunication Union. По России (по данным Минцифры России) – число активных абонентов подвижной радиотелефонной (сотовой) связи (на конец года
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