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Historical Values
Year Value
1996 175,000 (1991 est.)
1997 175,000 (1991 est.)
1998 352,681 (1997 est.); note-in addition, there are 114,888 mobile telephones (1997 est.)
1999 352,681 (1997 est.); 114,888 cellular telephone subscribers (1997 est.)
2000 494,509 (1998)
2001 494,509 (1998)
2002 494,509 (1998)
2003 494,509 (1998)
2004 881,400 (2002)
2005 881,400 (2002)
2006 1.244 million (2005)
2007 2.087 million (2007)
2008 2.742 million (2007)
2009 3.446 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 44
2010 3.523 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 44
2011 3.579 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 44
2012 3.608 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 44
2013 2.796 million (2013) country comparison to the world: 52
2014 2.796 million (2013) country comparison to the world: 52
2015 total subscriptions: 2.7 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52
2016 total subscriptions: 2,601,196 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52
2017 total subscriptions: 2,479,802 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52
2018 total subscriptions: 2,603,178 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 2,603,178 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2017 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 2,641,982 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11.62 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 2,428,957 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11.34 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 2,607,868 (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2020 est.)
2023 total subscriptions: 2,869,186 (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 2.582 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2022 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 1.707 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2023 est.)