In 2023, 69 percent of the global population were reported to have had a mobile subscription. This figure is reported to reach 74 percent by the end of the decade, with particularly strong growth forecast in Latin America, the Middle East, and North Africa. Europe had the highest mobile subscription penetration rate of any global region in 2023 at 91 percent.
Unique mobile subscribers penetration rate as share of population worldwide in 2023 and 2030, by region
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GSMA . (February 12, 2024). Unique mobile subscribers penetration rate as share of population worldwide in 2023 and 2030, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/740612/worldwide-unique-mobile-subscribers-penetration-by-region/
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