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Telephones - mobile cellular
South Africa — 26 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | over 2,000,000 (1999) |
| 2001 | over 2,000,000 (1999) |
| 2002 | 7.06 million (2001) |
| 2003 | 7.06 million (2001) |
| 2004 | 16.86 million (2003) |
| 2005 | 16.86 million (2003) |
| 2006 | 33.96 million (2005) |
| 2007 | 39.66 million (2006) |
| 2008 | 42.3 million (2007) |
| 2009 | 45 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 24 |
| 2010 | 46.436 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 26 |
| 2011 | 50.372 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 27 |
| 2012 | 64 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 20 |
| 2013 | 68.4 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 19 |
| 2014 | 68.4 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 19 |
| 2015 | total: 79.5 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 150 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 19 |
| 2016 | total: 85.197 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 159 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 19 |
| 2017 | total: 76,653,421 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 141 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 19 |
| 2018 | total subscriptions: 91,878,275 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 168 (2017 est.) |
| 2019 | total subscriptions: 91,878,275 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 168 (2017 est.) |
| 2020 | total subscriptions: 92,600,942 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 165.6 (2019 est.) |
| 2021 | total subscriptions: 95,959,439 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 161.8 (2020 est.) |
| 2022 | total subscriptions: 96,972,500 (2019) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 165.6 (2019) |
| 2023 | total subscriptions: 100,328,005 (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 169 (2021 est.) |
| 2024 | total subscriptions: 100.26 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 167 (2022 est.) |
| 2025 | total subscriptions: 115 million (2024 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 167 (2024 est.) |