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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |