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Historical Values
Year Value
2000 NA
2001 NA note: however, Rwanda has mobile cellular service between Kigali and several prefecture capitals (2000)
2002 11,000 (1999) note: Rwanda has mobile cellular service between Kigali and several prefecture capitals (2002)
2003 81,000 (2001) note: Rwanda has mobile cellular service between Kigali and several prefecture capitals (2002)
2004 134,000 note: Rwanda has mobile cellular service between Kigali and several prefecture capitals (2003)
2005 134,000 note: Rwanda has mobile cellular service between Kigali and several provincial capitals (2003)
2006 290,000 note: Rwanda has mobile cellular service between Kigali and several provincial capitals (2005)
2007 290,000 (2005)
2008 635,100 (2007)
2009 1.323 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 136
2010 2.429 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 123
2011 3.549 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 116
2012 4.446 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 112
2013 5.69 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 104
2014 5.69 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 104
2015 total: 7.7 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 63 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 98
2016 total: 8.76 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 69 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 98
2017 total: 8,921,533 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 69 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 98
2018 total subscriptions: 8,819,217 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 74 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 8,819,217 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 74 (2017 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 9,531,609 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 76.49 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 10,614,408 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 81.95 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 10,614,408 (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 82 (2020 est.)
2023 total subscriptions: 10,902,989 (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 81 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 11.002 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 80 (2022 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 12.8 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 80 (2022 est.)