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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 29.8 | 113.0 | 135.9 | 141.7 | 146.4 | 150.9 | 150.8 | 139.8 | 134.9 | 137.9 | 149.9 | 150.4 | 160.7 | 165.3 |
| Lesotho | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 12.6 | 48.8 | 60.5 | 75.2 | 86.3 | 102.1 | 101.0 | 106.5 | 109.7 | 72.0 | 75.6 | 69.3 | 79.8 | 67.5 |
| Namibia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 22.9 | 92.9 | 102.9 | 99.0 | 123.7 | 119.1 | 111.7 | 114.5 | 113.3 | 114.7 | 115.4 | 116.4 | 115.2 | 113.2 |
| South Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 69.3 | 97.3 | 122.0 | 128.7 | 142.7 | 144.9 | 157.5 | 146.1 | 156.2 | 161.2 | 166.9 | 163.2 | 168.9 | 167.4 |
| Eswatini | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 18.7 | 66.0 | 69.3 | 72.4 | 79.9 | 81.4 | 83.0 | 87.1 | 89.2 | 89.9 | 91.9 | 105.8 | 120.1 | 122.2 |