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Historical Values
Year Value
1996 5.691 million (1992 est.)
1997 5.691 million (1992 est.)
1998 5.691 million (1992 est.)
1999 5.691 million (1992 est.); 1.7 million cellular telephone subscribers (1998)
2000 4.632 million (1995)
2001 4.769 million (1997)
2002 4.769 million (1997)
2003 4.769 million (1997)
2004 5,120,400 (2002)
2005 5,120,400 (2002)
2006 4.801 million (2004)
2007 4.719 million (2006)
2008 4.668 million (2007)
2009 4.457 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 34
2010 4,255 (2009) country comparison to the world: 215
2011 4.64 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 32
2012 4.631 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 33
2013 4.631 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 33
2014 4.631 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 33
2015 total subscriptions: 4.7 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 32
2016 total subscriptions: 4,488,711 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 40 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 32
2017 total subscriptions: 4,371,055 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 32
2018 total subscriptions: 4,251,564 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 4,251,564 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2017 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 3,967,054 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 34.06 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 3,634,639 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31.36 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 3,634,639 (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31 (2020 est.)
2023 total subscriptions: 3,293,420 (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 2.953 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25 (2022 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 2.49 million (2024 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21 (2024 est.)