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Historical Values
Year Value
1996 8.272 million (1983 est.)
1997 8.272 million (1983 est.)
1998 8.272 million (1983 est.)
1999 8.431 million (1998 est.); 3.4 million cellular telephone subscribers (1998 est.)
2000 8.431 million (1996)
2001 9,132,400 (1999)
2002 9,132,400 (1999)
2003 9,132,400 (1999)
2004 10.004 million (2002)
2005 10.004 million (2002)
2006 7.6 million (2005)
2007 7.6 million (2005)
2008 7.334 million (2007)
2009 7.324 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 25
2010 7.32 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 26
2011 7.169 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 25
2012 7.135 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 25
2013 7.086 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 25
2014 7.086 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 25
2015 total subscriptions: 7.13 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 25
2016 total subscriptions: 6,951,528 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 25
2017 total subscriptions: 6,801,678 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 40 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 25
2018 total subscriptions: 6.551 million (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 6.551 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (2017 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 5,598,798 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32.52 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 4.937 million (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28.81 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 4.937 million (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 29 (2020 est.)
2023 total subscriptions: 5.024 million (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 29 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 4.57 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 26 (2022 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 4.262 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 24 (2023 est.)