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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0.0 | 1.1 | 44.8 | 90.8 | 101.6 | 105.8 | 106.5 | 107.3 | 106.2 | 107.6 | 109.1 | 107.8 | 110.0 | 109.8 | 104.9 | 105.1 | 109.5 | 112.5 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 0.0 | 0.7 | 29.1 | 64.9 | 110.9 | 111.0 | 115.8 | 114.0 | 108.5 | 109.8 | 122.4 | 125.9 | 129.3 | 129.8 | 119.9 | 133.6 | 116.1 | 127.0 |
| 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 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.0 | 2.3 | 81.2 | 123.7 | 194.2 | 214.1 | 227.6 | 233.7 | 231.7 | 227.0 | 237.4 | 247.1 | 266.3 | 286.6 | 291.9 | 319.9 | 292.8 | 319.5 |
| Indonesia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 20.3 | 85.8 | 100.1 | 111.6 | 122.4 | 125.8 | 129.5 | 145.7 | 162.8 | 118.3 | 125.2 | 129.4 | 132.2 | 122.9 | 125.2 |
| 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 |
| Korea, Rep. | 0.0 | 0.2 | 57.3 | 80.1 | 104.1 | 106.9 | 108.1 | 109.2 | 113.4 | 115.6 | 119.5 | 123.6 | 128.5 | 133.1 | 136.0 | 140.5 | 148.7 | 162.1 |
| Malaysia | 0.0 | 0.5 | 22.3 | 75.7 | 118.2 | 125.7 | 139.3 | 142.5 | 146.4 | 141.2 | 136.7 | 130.9 | 128.9 | 133.4 | 129.0 | 137.7 | 138.2 | 142.7 |
| New Zealand | 0.0 | 1.6 | 40.0 | 85.4 | 108.3 | 110.0 | 111.6 | 107.0 | 112.8 | 121.4 | 129.4 | 133.0 | 128.9 | 120.5 | 123.0 | 114.5 | 116.0 | 126.9 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 25.0 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 36.1 | 39.4 | 40.7 | 42.2 | 43.8 | 45.8 | 47.2 | 49.1 | 48.1 | 49.2 | 34.1 |
| Philippines | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 39.5 | 86.3 | 95.9 | 101.8 | 100.7 | 107.3 | 111.9 | 112.5 | 111.0 | 123.0 | 151.0 | 133.5 | 144.4 | 147.4 | 117.3 |
| Singapore | 0.0 | 1.7 | 68.1 | 102.7 | 145.5 | 150.4 | 152.4 | 156.7 | 148.5 | 149.0 | 151.7 | 149.6 | 152.1 | 159.3 | 150.3 | 158.0 | 173.0 | 173.2 |
| Thailand | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 46.1 | 104.6 | 112.2 | 122.4 | 134.4 | 138.3 | 145.9 | 168.9 | 170.8 | 175.3 | 181.2 | 162.3 | 168.5 | 176.2 | 168.6 |
| Vietnam | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 127.6 | 143.9 | 147.1 | 136.6 | 148.5 | 129.6 | 128.3 | 126.1 | 146.1 | 140.2 | 141.7 | 136.8 | 137.9 | 131.0 |
| 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 |
| Chile | 0.0 | 0.1 | 21.9 | 64.7 | 115.5 | 128.6 | 136.7 | 133.8 | 132.6 | 128.6 | 127.6 | 124.0 | 133.3 | 130.5 | 129.4 | 136.6 | 135.1 | 135.9 |
| 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 |
| Peru | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 19.9 | 100.1 | 110.8 | 99.5 | 99.9 | 105.9 | 112.4 | 119.7 | 124.2 | 132.2 | 122.8 | 119.9 | 130.0 | 124.1 | 122.0 |
| 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 | 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 |