Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 30.0 | 63.6 | 72.5 | 81.2 | 89.1 | 92.7 | 92.5 | 97.2 | 104.1 | 116.2 | 122.7 | 120.5 | 121.5 | 124.2 | 128.2 |
| Japan | 0.0 | 0.7 | 52.6 | 75.4 | 96.2 | 103.6 | 110.3 | 115.8 | 123.8 | 126.2 | 131.2 | 136.0 | 141.7 | 147.2 | 154.4 | 159.5 | 168.6 | 178.4 |
| France | 0.0 | 0.5 | 48.8 | 78.0 | 91.1 | 93.9 | 97.2 | 98.3 | 101.1 | 102.7 | 103.8 | 105.7 | 107.5 | 109.6 | 110.4 | 114.0 | 116.0 | 116.7 |
| Germany | 0.0 | 0.3 | 58.9 | 96.6 | 109.4 | 112.4 | 114.2 | 123.4 | 122.3 | 117.4 | 125.0 | 132.0 | 128.9 | 128.3 | 128.4 | 127.1 | 124.2 | 124.7 |
| Italy | 0.0 | 0.5 | 73.8 | 122.2 | 155.7 | 159.1 | 160.6 | 159.7 | 148.2 | 144.8 | 142.1 | 138.9 | 138.3 | 132.2 | 129.5 | 130.8 | 131.7 | 131.9 |
| Russian Federation | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 83.0 | 165.1 | 141.5 | 144.2 | 151.0 | 152.5 | 156.4 | 157.2 | 155.5 | 156.7 | 163.6 | 163.1 | 169.1 | 168.5 | 180.8 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0 | 1.9 | 73.6 | 108.0 | 121.8 | 121.5 | 122.5 | 122.2 | 121.0 | 121.2 | 119.8 | 119.2 | 118.2 | 120.3 | 117.3 | 117.9 | 119.8 | 122.8 |
| Brazil | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 46.7 | 101.7 | 120.0 | 126.1 | 136.6 | 140.3 | 127.8 | 120.1 | 108.1 | 101.6 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 104.8 | 101.2 | 101.0 |
| Mexico | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 44.5 | 80.4 | 82.1 | 86.2 | 90.2 | 87.6 | 88.9 | 91.4 | 92.6 | 96.5 | 97.0 | 96.9 | 99.1 | 105.7 | 111.6 |
| Canada | 0.0 | 2.1 | 28.3 | 52.5 | 75.5 | 77.7 | 79.4 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 82.8 | 84.6 | 86.1 | 89.0 | 91.0 | 84.8 | 87.4 | 91.2 | 94.1 |
| United States of America | 0.0 | 2.1 | 38.9 | 68.9 | 91.7 | 94.7 | 96.1 | 97.1 | 99.8 | 101.8 | 102.8 | 102.4 | 103.9 | 105.3 | 103.9 | 106.3 | 108.8 | 112.4 |
| India | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 60.5 | 70.9 | 67.6 | 68.4 | 71.9 | 75.4 | 83.9 | 86.0 | 85.6 | 82.9 | 82.3 | 81.6 | 80.2 | 80.6 |
| South Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 68.6 | 96.2 | 120.8 | 127.2 | 140.6 | 142.6 | 155.1 | 143.9 | 153.5 | 157.7 | 162.7 | 158.4 | 163.1 | 160.7 | 171.5 |