Germany (2024)
129.2
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
+4.5 YoY
YoY Change
+4.5
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Germany Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year subscriptions per 100 inhabitants YoY Change
2024 129.2 +4.5
2023 124.7 +0.5
2022 124.2 -2.9
2021 127.1 -1.3
2020 128.4 +0.1
2019 128.3 -0.6
2018 128.9 -3.1
2017 132 +7
2016 125 +7.6
2015 117.4 -4.9
2014 122.3 -1.1
2013 123.4 +9.2
2012 114.2 +1.8
2011 112.4 +3
2010 109.4 -20.3
2009 129.7 -0.4
2008 130.1 +11.7
2007 118.4 +13.6
2006 104.8 +8.2
2005 96.6 +9.7

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 129.2 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024. The latest change was +4.5. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from 0 in 1984 to 132 in 2017.

This page tracks mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Germany 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 Germany 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 132 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2017 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 1984. The latest reading of 129.2 in 2024 represents a change of +4.5.