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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Germany | 0.0 | 0.3 | 58.9 | 96.6 | 109.4 | 112.4 | 114.2 | 123.4 | 122.3 | 117.4 | 125.0 | 132.0 | 128.9 | 128.3 | 128.4 | 127.1 | 124.2 | 124.7 |
| Italy | 0.0 | 0.5 | 73.8 | 122.2 | 155.7 | 159.1 | 160.6 | 159.7 | 148.2 | 144.8 | 142.1 | 138.9 | 138.3 | 132.2 | 129.5 | 130.8 | 131.7 | 131.9 |
| 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 |
| 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 |