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United Kingdom – Mobile Subscriptions

Name: United Kingdom Mobile Subscriptions
Creator: World Bank
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Number of mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people. Includes both prepaid and postpaid subscriptions. · World Bank

122.80 +2.96 from 2022 G20 rank: 75th · all-time high: 122.80 (2023)

United Kingdom's mobile subscriptions was 122.80 in 2023, an increase of +2.96 from 119.83 in 2022. This ranked 75th in the G20.

APA

United Kingdom Mobile Subscriptions. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/united-kingdom/mobile-subscriptions

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_united-kingdom_mobile-subscriptions,
  title = {United Kingdom Mobile Subscriptions},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/united-kingdom/mobile-subscriptions},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

United Kingdom Mobile Subscriptions – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	123.42	–	–
2025* trend	122.66	–	–
2023	122.80	+2.96	75th
2022	119.83	+1.95	88th
2021	117.89	+0.58	89th
2020	117.31	−2.94	88th
2019	120.25	+2.07	82nd
2018	118.18	−1.02	77th
2017	119.21	−0.58	81st
2016	119.79	−1.43	72nd
2015	121.21	+0.25	72nd
2014	120.96	−1.23	64th
2013	122.19	−0.28	67th
2012	122.47	+0.97	59th
2011	121.50	−0.28	53rd
2010	121.78	−0.58	46th
2009	122.36	+1.54	38th
2008	120.82	+0.83	35th
2007	119.99	+5.20	20th
2006	114.79	+6.74	12th
2005	108.05	+8.85	11th
2004	99.20	+8.50	10th
2003	90.70	+8.02	10th
2002	82.68	+4.61	15th
2001	78.06	+4.49	10th
2000	73.58	+27.21	5th
1999	46.36	+20.90	12th
1998	25.46	+10.28	18th
1997	15.18	+2.70	16th
1996	12.48	+2.58	15th
1995	9.90	+3.08	12th
1994	6.82	+2.88	13th
1993	3.93	+1.31	15th
1992	2.62	+0.42	19th
1991	2.20	+0.25	14th
1990	1.95	+0.24	9th
1989	1.71	+0.72	6th
1988	0.98	+0.47	6th
1987	0.51	+0.28	9th
1986	0.23	+0.14	11th
1985	0.09	+0.09	8th
1984	0.00	+0.00	72nd
1983	0.00	+0.00	69th
1982	0.00	+0.00	70th
1981	0.00	+0.00	69th
1980	0.00	+0.00	66th
1979	0.00	+0.00	65th
1978	0.00	+0.00	65th
1977	0.00	+0.00	65th
1976	0.00	+0.00	65th
1975	0.00	+0.00	65th
1970	0.00	+0.00	65th
1965	0.00	+0.00	65th
1960	0.00	–	65th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +24.7% GDP growth 3.6% C/A balance 0.7%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

United Kingdom matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1985. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw mobile subscriptions improve within 24 months. View full analysis →