Brazil (2024)
101.9
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
+0.9 YoY
YoY Change
+0.9
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Brazil Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year subscriptions per 100 inhabitants YoY Change
2024 101.9 +0.9
2023 101 -0.2
2022 101.2 -3.6
2021 104.8 +6.2
2020 98.6 +1.2
2019 97.4 -4.2
2018 101.6 -6.5
2017 108.1 -12
2016 120.1 -7.7
2015 127.8 -12.5
2014 140.3 +3.7
2013 136.6 +10.5
2012 126.1 +6.1
2011 120 +18.3
2010 101.7 +13.5
2009 88.2 +9.1
2008 79.1 +14.9
2007 64.2 +10.7
2006 53.5 +6.8
2005 46.7 +10.8

About this Dataset

Brazil recorded 101.9 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024. The latest change was +0.9. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from 0 in 1989 to 140.3 in 2014.

This page tracks mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Brazil from 1990 to present. Mobile penetration is the primary digital access channel in emerging markets and drives mobile commerce, fintech, and digital services adoption.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Brazil from 1990 to present. Mobile penetration is the primary digital access channel in emerging markets and drives mobile commerce, fintech, and digital services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 140.3 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2014 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 1989. The latest reading of 101.9 in 2024 represents a change of +0.9.