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Telephones - mobile cellular
Sri Lanka — 26 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 228,604 (1999) |
| 2001 | 228,604 (1999) |
| 2002 | 228,604 (1999) |
| 2003 | 228,604 (1999) |
| 2004 | 931,600 (2002) |
| 2005 | 931,600 (2002) |
| 2006 | 3.362 million (2005) |
| 2007 | 5.959 million (2007) |
| 2008 | 7.983 million (2007) |
| 2009 | 11.082 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 56 |
| 2010 | 15.868 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 46 |
| 2011 | 17.359 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 49 |
| 2012 | 18.319 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 49 |
| 2013 | 19.533 million (2013) country comparison to the world: 51 |
| 2014 | 19.533 million (2013) country comparison to the world: 51 |
| 2015 | total: 22.1 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 101 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 55 |
| 2016 | total: 24.385 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 111 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 55 |
| 2017 | total: 25,797,199 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 116 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 55 |
| 2018 | total subscriptions: 28,199,083 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 126 (2017 est.) |
| 2019 | total subscriptions: 28,199,083 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 126 (2017 est.) |
| 2020 | total subscriptions: 26,160,623 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 115.06 (2019 est.) |
| 2021 | total subscriptions: 29,730,465 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 138.8 (2020 est.) |
| 2022 | total subscriptions: 30,778,600 (2019) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 144 (2019) |
| 2023 | total subscriptions: 30,764,134 (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 141 (2021 est.) |
| 2024 | total subscriptions: 31.237 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 143 (2022 est.) |
| 2025 | total subscriptions: 30.6 million (2024 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 133 (2024 est.) |