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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.3 | 107.7 | 196.0 | 202.9 | 145.3 | 129.2 | 134.5 | 195.7 | 198.8 | 201.9 | 199.7 | 198.6 | 197.4 | ||
| Argentina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 56.7 | 138.9 | 146.2 | 153.3 | 158.9 | 143.0 | 143.0 | 145.9 | 140.5 | 131.9 | 125.9 | 121.6 | 130.5 | 132.4 |
| Barbados | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 76.5 | 127.4 | 126.3 | 126.5 | 111.1 | 110.1 | 120.4 | 119.2 | 118.0 | 117.7 | 117.5 | 105.1 | 112.6 | 114.9 |
| Belize | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 34.2 | 60.3 | 67.5 | 51.2 | 50.7 | 48.9 | 58.9 | 60.7 | 63.9 | 64.5 | 65.5 | 66.8 | 66.0 | |
| Bolivia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 25.8 | 70.2 | 80.3 | 89.8 | 97.0 | 95.7 | 91.6 | 89.7 | 95.9 | 98.6 | 99.2 | 98.9 | 99.6 | |
| Brazil | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 46.2 | 100.3 | 118.3 | 124.2 | 134.4 | 138.0 | 125.6 | 118.0 | 106.1 | 99.6 | 95.4 | 96.5 | 102.5 | 98.9 |
| Chile | 0.0 | 0.1 | 22.2 | 65.3 | 116.7 | 129.9 | 138.1 | 135.1 | 133.9 | 129.9 | 128.9 | 125.3 | 134.6 | 131.6 | 129.9 | 136.3 | 134.7 |
| Colombia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 51.8 | 99.2 | 102.0 | 107.2 | 108.8 | 118.5 | 121.7 | 123.2 | 128.7 | 130.9 | 132.1 | 132.9 | 145.7 | 155.8 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 25.5 | 67.7 | 88.7 | 113.5 | 148.4 | 144.9 | 153.9 | 168.5 | 177.0 | 168.5 | 143.8 | 146.6 | 152.0 | 152.0 |
| Cuba | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 14.9 | 17.6 | 22.3 | 29.4 | 35.2 | 40.7 | 47.4 | 53.4 | 59.0 | 63.1 | 67.8 |
| Dominica | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 75.7 | 153.5 | 158.5 | 158.7 | 136.0 | 106.5 | 110.4 | 111.9 | 106.9 | 108.5 | 109.4 | 103.6 | 85.9 | |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 39.5 | 91.0 | 88.6 | 89.1 | 90.6 | 80.8 | 84.5 | 82.7 | 82.4 | 83.0 | 82.2 | 81.7 | 87.6 | 90.4 |
| Ecuador | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 45.4 | 98.6 | 100.6 | 106.3 | 105.7 | 104.1 | 79.9 | 84.4 | 87.7 | 92.7 | 91.4 | 88.0 | 94.3 | 97.2 |
| El Salvador | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 39.9 | 125.9 | 135.5 | 140.4 | 145.4 | 148.1 | 149.8 | 154.2 | 151.2 | 150.3 | 165.5 | 158.1 | 175.3 | 181.6 |
| Grenada | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 42.5 | 106.9 | 105.2 | 112.1 | 113.7 | 99.3 | 100.7 | 99.2 | 93.6 | 97.4 | 94.7 | 96.0 | 81.1 | |
| Guatemala | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 34.3 | 124.2 | 131.3 | 137.4 | 140.8 | 107.6 | 113.3 | 112.1 | 120.6 | 121.5 | 122.0 | 117.4 | 125.6 | 115.2 |
| Guyana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 37.0 | 74.9 | 71.0 | 73.5 | 74.3 | 75.5 | 71.9 | 77.0 | 84.3 | 97.4 | 107.4 | 106.4 | ||
| Haiti | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 40.6 | 42.2 | 60.3 | 69.8 | 65.0 | 69.1 | 60.7 | 58.0 | 60.0 | 61.3 | 64.7 | 63.9 | |
| Honduras | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 16.9 | 112.5 | 93.5 | 83.8 | 86.7 | 84.6 | 86.6 | 82.8 | 85.5 | 77.5 | 75.9 | 68.8 | 73.6 | 76.1 |
| Jamaica | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 74.0 | 116.4 | 107.3 | 98.4 | 102.6 | 107.9 | 112.3 | 116.6 | 110.1 | 105.4 | 107.5 | 101.9 | 102.7 | 106.2 |
| Mexico | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.4 | 44.7 | 81.2 | 82.9 | 87.0 | 91.0 | 88.4 | 89.6 | 91.9 | 93.1 | 96.9 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 99.8 | 100.3 |
| Nicaragua | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 20.5 | 67.7 | 81.2 | 97.0 | 111.3 | 113.8 | 115.3 | 121.2 | 126.2 | 113.2 | 86.9 | 88.3 | 97.1 | |
| Panama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 52.9 | 183.4 | 182.6 | 165.5 | 162.4 | 177.6 | 145.1 | 127.7 | 128.9 | 137.4 | 137.6 | 142.2 | 147.7 | 156.3 |
| Paraguay | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 34.5 | 102.6 | 111.7 | 114.7 | 117.4 | 119.9 | 120.0 | 119.5 | 117.5 | 115.5 | 118.9 | 118.8 | 119.0 | 127.7 |
| Peru | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 19.8 | 99.6 | 110.1 | 98.8 | 99.2 | 105.0 | 111.5 | 118.6 | 123.1 | 130.9 | 121.4 | 118.2 | 127.8 | 122.0 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 109.1 | 168.8 | 161.8 | 159.2 | 161.2 | 136.0 | 152.8 | 160.3 | 160.9 | 149.9 | 136.7 | 131.2 | 119.1 | |
| Saint Lucia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 63.9 | 116.0 | 125.8 | 124.8 | 121.9 | 107.7 | 106.9 | 100.1 | 99.7 | 104.0 | 82.8 | 81.4 | 95.6 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 63.0 | 120.6 | 121.3 | 117.5 | 116.7 | 107.6 | 106.5 | 106.3 | 109.8 | 106.8 | 91.9 | 95.9 | 94.2 | 100.5 |
| Suriname | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 45.1 | 95.4 | 96.6 | 102.0 | 154.0 | 162.9 | 130.4 | 138.8 | 135.5 | 126.7 | 135.6 | 148.1 | 147.8 | 150.3 |
| Bahamas | 0.0 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 65.5 | 114.8 | 79.1 | 78.5 | 74.4 | 80.9 | 79.2 | 91.0 | 88.6 | 96.7 | 105.2 | 114.6 | 97.4 | 98.5 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 67.5 | 134.3 | 128.6 | 131.7 | 134.9 | 136.5 | 145.4 | 147.4 | 137.3 | 131.1 | 142.4 | 130.9 | 130.9 | 130.6 |
| Uruguay | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 34.8 | 132.3 | 141.5 | 148.2 | 155.8 | 162.1 | 151.8 | 149.9 | 149.0 | 130.1 | 132.0 | 132.7 | 136.9 | 138.5 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.3 | 46.9 | 97.1 | 98.9 | 103.7 | 103.5 | 101.1 | 95.3 | 89.8 | 80.1 | 69.5 | 63.8 | 58.1 | 60.3 | 63.4 |
| Canada | 0.0 | 2.1 | 28.4 | 52.8 | 76.0 | 78.2 | 79.9 | 80.9 | 81.3 | 83.3 | 85.2 | 86.7 | 89.7 | 91.6 | 85.4 | 88.1 | 91.2 |
| United States of America | 0.0 | 2.1 | 38.8 | 68.6 | 91.6 | 94.8 | 96.3 | 97.3 | 100.2 | 102.3 | 103.4 | 103.1 | 104.8 | 106.4 | 104.9 | 107.3 | 110.2 |