India Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024)
India's Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (per 100 People): 79.4 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, -1.2 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants YoY.
Data
| Year | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79.4 | -1.2 |
| 2023 | 80.6 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | 80.2 | -1.4 |
| 2021 | 81.6 | -0.7 |
| 2020 | 82.3 | -0.6 |
| 2019 | 82.9 | -2.7 |
| 2018 | 85.6 | -0.4 |
| 2017 | 86 | +2.1 |
| 2016 | 83.9 | +8.5 |
| 2015 | 75.4 | +3.5 |
| 2014 | 71.9 | +3.5 |
| 2013 | 68.4 | +0.8 |
| 2012 | 67.6 | -3.3 |
| 2011 | 70.9 | +10.4 |
| 2010 | 60.5 | +17.7 |
| 2009 | 42.8 | +14.1 |
| 2008 | 28.7 | +9.1 |
| 2007 | 19.6 | +5.4 |
| 2006 | 14.2 | +6.4 |
| 2005 | 7.8 | +3.2 |
About this Dataset
India recorded 79.4 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024. The latest change was -1.2 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. Across 1960–2024 the series ranges from 0 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 1994 to 86 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2017.
This page tracks mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in India. 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.