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Historical Values
Year Value
1996 1.52 million (1993 est.)
1997 2.16 million (1 January 1996) - there are 21.1 per 100 inhabitants, 54.1 per 100 households; mobile telephone services are used by 267,000 subscribers
1998 2.16 million (1 January 1996)-there are 21.1 per 100 inhabitants, 54.1 per 100 households; mobile telephone services are used by 267,000 subscribers
1999 2.16 million (267,000 cellular telephone subscribers) (1996)
2000 1.893 million (1995)
2001 3.095 million (1997)
2002 3.095 million (1997)
2003 3.095 million (1997)
2004 3,666,400 (2002)
2005 3,666,400 (2002)
2006 3.356 million (2005)
2007 3.35 million (2006)
2008 3.251 million (2007)
2009 3.094 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 48
2010 3.069 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 49
2011 2.977 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 51
2012 2.933 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 52
2013 2.96 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 51
2014 2.96 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 51
2015 total subscriptions: 3.01 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 49
2016 total subscriptions: 3,094,228 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 49
2017 total subscriptions: 3,119,735 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 49
2018 total subscriptions: 3,131,598 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 3,131,598 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2017 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 3,084,836 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31.48 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 2,970,347 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30.75 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 2,970,347 (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31 (2020 est.)
2023 total subscriptions: 2,955,979 (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 2.845 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 29 (2022 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 2.693 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2023 est.)