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Malaysia: Mobile cellular subscriptions

139.66per 100 people · 2024-4.6% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Malaysia from 1960 to 2024.

19842024

Every year

YearValue (per 100 people)Note
2024139.665
2023142.732
2022138.208
2021137.685
2020129.018
2019133.373
2018128.873
2017130.854
2016136.725
2015141.211
2014146.366
2013142.522
2012139.315
2011125.716
2010118.157
2009107.18
2008100.518
200786.476
200673.676
200575.65
200457.85
200345.074
200237.56
200131.39
200022.3
199913.367
199810.087
19979.412
19967.348
19954.991
19942.919
19931.785
19921.083
19910.722
19900.494
19890.232
19880.165
19870.109
19860.07
19840
19830
19820
19810
19800
19790
19780
19770
19760
19750
19700
19650
19600

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Telecommunication Union. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Mobile cellular subscriptions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mobile-cellular-subscriptions (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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