Zambia Number of Subscriber Mobile

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | Person | World Bank

Key information about Zambia Number of Subscriber Mobile

  • Zambia Number of Subscriber Mobile was reported at 21,151,200.000 Person in Dec 2023
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 19,838,000.000 Person for Dec 2022
  • Zambia Number of Subscriber Mobile data is updated yearly, averaging 75,600.000 Person from Dec 1960 to 2023, with 52 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 75,600.000 Person in 2014 and a record low of 15,387.000 Person in 2024
  • Zambia Number of Subscriber Mobile data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Telecommunication Sector – Table ZM.World Bank.WDI: Telecommunication

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.;World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU);Sum;

View Zambia's Number of Subscriber Mobile from 1960 to 2023 in the chart:

Zambia Number of Subscriber Mobile

What was Zambia's Number of Subscriber Mobile in 2023?

Zambia Number of Subscriber Mobile was reported at 21,151,200.000 Person in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
21,151,200.000 2023 19,838,000.000 2022 15,387.000 2024 75,600.000 2014 Person yearly 1960 - 2023

Number of Subscriber Mobile by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (Person) 23,027,100.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Albania (Person) 2,614,760.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Algeria (Person) 51,522,100.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Andorra (Person) 126,214.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Angola (Person) 25,744,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Antigua and Barbuda (Person) 186,182.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Argentina (Person) 62,709,200.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Armenia (Person) 3,959,450.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Aruba (Person) 140,815.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Australia (Person) 29,761,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Austria (Person) 11,116,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan (Person) 11,111,300.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bahamas (Person) 399,630.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bahrain (Person) 2,415,720.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh (Person) 196,081,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Barbados (Person) 323,482.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Belarus (Person) 11,757,300.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belgium (Person) 12,087,300.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belize (Person) 270,536.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Benin (Person) 16,373,900.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bermuda (Person) 68,164.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bhutan (Person) 751,989.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bolivia (Person) 12,266,900.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 3,749,900.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Botswana (Person) 4,440,310.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brazil (Person) 213,295,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brunei (Person) 582,919.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria (Person) 8,014,470.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso (Person) 26,889,900.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Burundi (Person) 8,646,690.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cambodia (Person) 21,049,600.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cameroon (Person) 27,374,500.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Canada (Person) 37,000,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde (Person) 590,354.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cayman Islands (Person) 99,737.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Central African Republic (Person) 1,979,150.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Chad (Person) 13,559,500.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Chile (Person) 26,710,700.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
China (Person) 1,824,420,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Colombia (Person) 87,365,900.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Comoros (Person) 934,198.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Congo (Person) 5,865,800.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica (Person) 7,443,280.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Croatia (Person) 4,562,730.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cuba (Person) 7,667,310.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cyprus (Person) 1,433,500.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Czech Republic (Person) 13,620,800.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo (Person) 56,268,400.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Denmark (Person) 7,549,290.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Djibouti (Person) 558,607.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Dominica (Person) 56,929.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Dominican Republic (Person) 10,409,800.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ecuador (Person) 18,165,600.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Egypt (Person) 106,319,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
El Salvador (Person) 11,338,800.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Equatorial Guinea (Person) 893,441.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Eritrea (Person) 2,015,830.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Estonia (Person) 2,053,470.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Swaziland (Person) 1,579,960.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia (Person) 71,424,300.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Faroe Islands (Person) 57,146.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Fiji (Person) 1,027,450.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Finland (Person) 7,140,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
France (Person) 77,526,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
French Polynesia (Person) 333,905.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Gabon (Person) 3,046,520.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Gambia (Person) 2,815,280.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Georgia (Person) 5,911,130.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Germany (Person) 105,400,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ghana (Person) 33,384,500.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Greece (Person) 11,348,300.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Greenland (Person) 66,425.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Grenada (Person) 111,955.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Guatemala (Person) 20,609,600.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guinea (Person) 15,303,900.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Guinea-Bissau (Person) 2,758,650.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guyana (Person) 924,876.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Haiti (Person) 7,499,080.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Honduras (Person) 7,921,350.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 23,779,100.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hungary (Person) 10,176,100.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iceland (Person) 478,176.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
India (Person) 1,158,550,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Indonesia (Person) 352,157,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iran (Person) 150,664,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iraq (Person) 45,700,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ireland (Person) 5,757,780.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Israel (Person) 14,193,300.000 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Italy (Person) 78,462,900.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast (Person) 53,601,500.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jamaica (Person) 3,268,370.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (Person) 221,918,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jordan (Person) 7,726,690.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Person) 25,842,600.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kenya (Person) 66,745,700.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kiribati (Person) 67,927.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
South Korea (Person) 83,891,800.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kuwait (Person) 8,113,880.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 7,681,220.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Laos (Person) 4,963,760.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023

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Zambia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -8.5 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -864.009 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 2015 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,298.242 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 2015 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 40.9 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZMK bn) 365.988 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZMK bn) 791.787 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (ZMK bn) 349.147 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.533 2028 yearly 2000 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 49.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,346.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 20.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,102.805 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 990.841 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,147.460 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,297.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 231,680.704 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 129,125.506 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 7.236 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 15.503 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Jul 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 140.724 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 250.530 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1992 - Oct 2025
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 107.241 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 89.425 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 168.638 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 69.648 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -42.3 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 17.0 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.0 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 221.8 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.2 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 46.600 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.3 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -3.2 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 49.800 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 23,890.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2011 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.593 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -31,493.988 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 127.254 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 3,026.554 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,185.124 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 15.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 26.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,067.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Aug 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.4 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Aug 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,807.158 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jun 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 16.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,984.8 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.6 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 3,588.534 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jun 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 19.28 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 12.46 2024 yearly 1965 - 2024

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