Mobile cellular subscriptions

79,472,341 (number) in 2018

In 2018, mobile cellular subscriptions for United Kingdom was 79.5 million. Mobile cellular subscriptions of United Kingdom increased from 59.7 million in 2004 to 79.5 million in 2018 growing at an average annual rate of 2.11%.

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Refers to the subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service and provides access to Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) using cellular technology, including number of pre-paid SIM cards active during the past three months. This includes both analogue and digital cellular systems (IMT-2000 (Third Generation, 3G) and 4G subscriptions, but excludes mobile broadband subscriptions via data cards or USB modems. Subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint or radio paging, and telemetry services should also be excluded. This should include all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications.

Date Value Change, %
2018 79,472,341 0.47%
2017 79,098,617 0.21%
2016 78,931,386 -0.40%
2015 79,250,793 1.01%
2014 78,460,684 -0.27%
2013 78,673,978 0.44%
2012 78,329,355 1.51%
2011 77,162,298 0.56%
2010 76,729,827 0.33%
2009 76,481,053 2.06%
2008 74,940,937 1.50%
2007 73,836,210