South Africa - Number of Mobile Cellular Subscriptions

Since 2014, South Africa Number of Mobile Cellular Subscriptions rose 4.1% year on year. With 96,972,459 Subscriptions in 2019, the country was ranked number 17 comparing other countries in Number of Mobile Cellular Subscriptions. South Africa is overtaken by Germany, which was number 16 with 107,200,000 Subscriptions and is followed by Egypt with 95,340,262 Subscriptions. China lead the ranking with 1,746,238,000 Subscriptions in 2019, +5.9% compared to 2018. India, United States and Indonesia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Cuba witnessed the best average annual growth at +19% per year, while Venezuela was the worst growing country at -15.1% per year.

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Date Units (Subscriptions)
2019 96,972,459.00
2018 92,427,958.00
2017 88,497,610.00
2016 82,412,880.00
2015 87,999,492.00
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How does South Africa rank in Number of Mobile Cellular Subscriptions?

# 204 Countries Units (Subscriptions) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
1,746,238,000 2019 +5.9 % +6.3 % View data
2 #2
India
1,151,480,361 2019 -2.1 % +4.0 % View data
16 #16
Germany
107,200,000 2019 -0.3 % +1.5 % View data
17 #17
South Africa
96,972,459 2019 +4.9 % +4.1 % View data
18 #18
Egypt
95,340,262 2019 +1.7 % +0.0 % View data
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