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Historical Values
Year Value
1997 1.44 million (1987 est.)
1998 1.44 million (1987 est.)
1999 1.44 million (1987 est.)
2000 2.6 million (1998)
2001 2,600,000.00; however, 3,500,000 were installed (1998)
2002 2.6 million (however, 3,500,000 have been installed) (1998)
2003 2.6 million (however, 3,500,000 have been installed) (1998)
2004 2,841,800 (2002)
2005 2,841,800 (2002)
2006 3,605,500 (2005)
2007 4.217 million (2006)
2008 5.082 million (2007)
2009 6.304 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 28
2010 6.867 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 28
2011 7.083 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 26
2012 7.332 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 24
2013 7.65 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 24
2014 7.65 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 24
2015 total subscriptions: 7.81 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 23
2016 total subscriptions: 7,780,096 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 23
2017 total subscriptions: 7,752,232 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 23
2018 total subscriptions: 5,928,714 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 547,291 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19 (2018 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 5,501,135 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19.17 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 5,276,274 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18.55 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 5,251,182 (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2020 est.)
2023 total subscriptions: 3.2 million (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 3.147 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2022 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 2.683 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2022 est.)