Nigeria Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024)
Nigeria's Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (per 100 People): 70.8 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, -27.7 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants YoY.
Data
| Year | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.8 | -27.7 |
| 2023 | 98.5 | -1.1 |
| 2022 | 99.6 | +10.3 |
| 2021 | 89.3 | -6.1 |
| 2020 | 95.4 | +7.3 |
| 2019 | 88.1 | +3.8 |
| 2018 | 84.3 | +11.9 |
| 2017 | 72.4 | -6.6 |
| 2016 | 79 | -0.1 |
| 2015 | 79.1 | +4.3 |
| 2014 | 74.8 | +4.5 |
| 2013 | 70.3 | +6.3 |
| 2012 | 64 | +8.5 |
| 2011 | 55.5 | +3.1 |
| 2010 | 52.4 | +6.4 |
| 2009 | 46 | +6 |
| 2008 | 40 | +13.6 |
| 2007 | 26.4 | +4.7 |
| 2006 | 21.7 | +8.9 |
| 2005 | 12.8 | +6.3 |
About this Dataset
Nigeria recorded 70.8 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024. The latest change was -27.7 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. Across 1960–2024 the series ranges from 0 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 1992 to 99.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2022.
This page tracks mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Nigeria. 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.