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Mobile Subscriptions by African country

2024

Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people.

Africa, 202439 of 54 countries
95.3population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Cote d'Ivoire · 183.9Lowest in 2024Mozambique · 49.5Reported in 202439 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 126.6Democratic Republic of the Congo — 58.5Somalia — no dataKenya — 126.5Sudan — no dataChad — 72.9South Africa — 179.3Lesotho — 70.3Zimbabwe — 94.2Botswana — 164.0Namibia — 85.2Senegal — 123.9Mali — no dataMauritania — 92.1Benin — 125.9Niger — 60.6Nigeria — 70.8Cameroon — 108.2Togo — 80.8Ghana — 113.6Cote d'Ivoire — 183.9Guinea — no dataGuinea-Bissau — 147.2Liberia — no dataSierra Leone — no dataBurkina Faso — 116.6Central African Republic — no dataRepublic of the Congo — 95.5Gabon — 125.3Equatorial Guinea — no dataZambia — 108.7Malawi — 69.3Mozambique — 49.5Eswatini — 139.8Angola — 69.7Burundi — no dataMadagascar — no dataGambia — 126.2Tunisia — 117.6Algeria — 115.5Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 153.1Egypt — 97.1Libya — no dataEthiopia — 65.1Djibouti — no dataUganda — 83.2Rwanda — 93.2South Sudan — no dataNigeria 70.8Nigeria 70.8Ethiopia 65.1Ethiopia 65.1Kenya 126.5Kenya 126.5South Africa 179.3South Africa 179.32024HIGHEST IN 2024Cote d'Ivoire183.9South Africa179.3Mauritiusnot drawn172.7Botswana164.0Morocco153.1LOWEST IN 2024Mozambique49.5Democratic Republic of the Congo58.5Niger60.6Sao Tome and Principenot drawn62.4Ethiopia65.1PINNEDKenya126.59 of 39Nigeria70.831 of 39OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn111.8Comorosnot drawnno dataSeychellesnot drawn125.6per 100 people · quintiles of the observed range49.570.394.2115.5126.5183.9no record
20142024
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries170.8
Northern Africa4 of 6 countries112.3
Western Africa12 of 16 countries91.2
Eastern Africa11 of 18 countries89.3
Middle Africa7 of 9 countries71.0
Africaall 54 countries · 39 with a 2024 figure95.3

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
15 countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea and 10 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Mobile SubscriptionsMobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unitper 100 people
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1960–2024
Coverage39 of 54 countries · 39 reported, 0 modelled, 15 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 39 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Mobile Subscriptions". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/mobile-subscriptions
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=mobile_subscriptions_per_100&year=2024&limit=100

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The measures that explain this one.
TechnologyInternet UsersIndividuals using the internet as a share of population.Technology4G CoverageShare of the population covered by a 4G mobile network (ITU).TechnologyFixed Broadband SubscriptionsFixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (ITU).

Mobile Subscriptions: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

46 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryMobile SubscriptionsPeriod
1Cote d'Ivoire183.92024
2South Africa179.32024
3Mauritius172.72024
4Botswana1642024
5Morocco153.12024
6Guinea-Bissau147.22024
7Eswatini139.82024
8Tanzania126.62024
9Kenya126.52024
10Gambia126.22024
11Benin125.92024
12Seychelles125.62024
13Gabon125.32024
14Senegal123.92024
15Tunisia117.62024
16Burkina Faso116.62024
17Algeria115.52024
18Ghana113.62024
19Cabo Verde111.82024
20Comoros109.92023
21Zambia108.72024
22Cameroon108.22024
23Guinea97.92023
24Egypt97.12024
25Republic of the Congo95.52024
26Zimbabwe94.22024
27Rwanda93.22024
28Mauritania92.12024
29Namibia85.22024
30Uganda83.22024
31Togo80.82024
32Madagascar75.52023
33Chad72.92024
34Nigeria70.82024
35Lesotho70.32024
36Angola69.72024
37Malawi69.32024
38Ethiopia65.12024
39Burundi63.22023
40Sao Tome and Principe62.42024
41Niger60.62024
42Democratic Republic of the Congo58.52024
43Somalia542023
44Mozambique49.52024
45Djibouti48.52023
46South Sudan46.62023
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 46 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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