Back to Country Profile
Historical Values
Year Value
1996 2.39 million (1986 est.)
1997 2.39 million (1994 est.); 470,000 mobile phones in use in 1994
1998 2.39 million (1994 est.); 470,000 mobile phones in use in 1994
1999 2.39 million (1994 est.); 470,000 cellular telephone subscribers (1994)
2000 2,325,010 (1997)
2001 2.735 million (1998)
2002 2.735 million (1998)
2003 2.735 million (1998)
2004 3.343 million (2002)
2005 3.343 million (2002)
2006 2.129 million (2005)
2007 2.055 million (2006)
2008 1.988 million (2007)
2009 1.928 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 57
2010 1.9 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 57
2011 1.702 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 62
2012 1.529 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 66
2013 1.465 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 66
2014 1.465 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 66
2015 total subscriptions: 1.16 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 72
2016 total subscriptions: 1,029,545 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 72
2017 total subscriptions: 863,855 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 72
2018 total subscriptions: 745,182 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 745,182 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (2017 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 571,958 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10.55 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 348,808 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6.43 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 348,808 (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2020 est.)
2023 total subscriptions: 350,000 (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 140,000 (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2022 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 145,000 (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2022 est.)