Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 1995 - 2020

Description	Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts. The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.
Unit of measure	Absolute number

Description

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts. The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.

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Absolute number

Source: International Telecommunication Union

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	China
1995	0.30
1996	0.50
1997	1.00
1998	1.90
1999	3.40
2000	6.60
2001	11.10
2002	15.80
2003	20.50
2004	25.30
2005	29.60
2006	34.40
2007	40.70
2008	47.40
2009	54.90
2010	62.80
2011	71.60
2012	80.30
2013	88.30
2014	91.90
2015	91.80
2016	96.50
2017	103.40
2018	115.50
2019	121.80
2020	117.90

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Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 1995 - 2020

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