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Historical Values
Year Value
1996 6.89 million (1990 est.)
1997 14.3 million (1995 est.)
1998 14.3 million (1995 est.)
1999 17 million (in addition, there are 1.5 million cellular telephone subscribers) (1997 est.)
2000 17.244 million (1998)
2001 19.5 million (1999)
2002 19.5 million (1999)
2003 19.5 million (1999)
2004 18,916,700 (2003)
2005 18,916,700 (2003)
2006 18.978 million (2005)
2007 18.978 million (2005)
2008 18.413 million (2007)
2009 17.502 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 18
2010 16.534 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 18
2011 16.202 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 19
2012 15.211 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 18
2013 13.86 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 18
2014 13.86 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 18
2015 total subscriptions: 12.53 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 19
2016 total subscriptions: 11,493,057 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 19
2017 total subscriptions: 11,077,559 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 19
2018 total subscriptions: 11,308,444 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 11,308,444 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (2017 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 11,283,768 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13.82 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 12,448,604 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14.76 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 12,448,604 (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15 (2020 est.)
2023 total subscriptions: 12 million (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 11.198 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2022 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 9.926 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2023 est.)