Brazil: Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people

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 Brazil

Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people

 Latest value 98.89
 Year 2022
 Measure subscribers per 100 people
 Data availability 1960 - 2022
 Average 37.52
 Min - Max 0.00 - 137.98
 Source The International Telecommunication Union
The latest value from 2022 is 98.89 subscribers per 100 people, a decline from 102.49 subscribers per 100 people in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 118.20 subscribers per 100 people, based on data from 150 countries. Historically, the average for Brazil from 1960 to 2022 is 37.52 subscribers per 100 people. The minimum value, 0 subscribers per 100 people, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 137.98 subscribers per 100 people was recorded in 2014. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Brazil - Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people - Recent values chart

Historical series
Brazil - Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people - historical chart - 1960-2022




Definition: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.

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