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 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 33.8 | 115.2 | 147.9 | 174.7 | 173.0 | 160.5 | 145.5 | 139.1 | 143.1 | 137.7 | 133.9 | 124.7 | 123.9 | 125.6 | 127.1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 10.3 | 96.1 | 112.2 | 119.3 | 116.2 | 128.2 | 126.3 | 124.6 | 136.1 | 137.7 | 132.8 | 109.8 | 108.2 | 106.9 | 108.6 |
| 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 |
| Tajikistan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 77.6 | 80.8 | 81.5 | 91.7 | 94.9 | 98.2 | 106.0 | 109.0 | 107.4 | 115.4 | 118.8 | 116.2 | 126.2 | |
| Pakistan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 49.8 | 53.4 | 57.9 | 60.5 | 63.4 | 57.9 | 62.0 | 64.7 | 67.9 | 71.7 | 74.7 | 78.8 | 79.1 | 76.5 |