Italy (2024)
132.6
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
+0.7 YoY
YoY Change
+0.7
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Italy Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year subscriptions per 100 inhabitants YoY Change
2024 132.6 +0.7
2023 131.9 +0.2
2022 131.7 +0.9
2021 130.8 +1.3
2020 129.5 -2.7
2019 132.2 -6.1
2018 138.3 -0.6
2017 138.9 -3.2
2016 142.1 -2.7
2015 144.8 -3.4
2014 148.2 -11.5
2013 159.7 -0.9
2012 160.6 +1.5
2011 159.1 +3.4
2010 155.7 +5.4
2009 150.3 -1.4
2008 151.7 -0.2
2007 151.9 +15
2006 136.9 +14.7
2005 122.2 +14.3

About this Dataset

Italy recorded 132.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024. The latest change was +0.7. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from 0 in 1984 to 160.6 in 2012.

This page tracks mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Italy 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 Italy 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 160.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 1984. The latest reading of 132.6 in 2024 represents a change of +0.7.