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Switzerland: Mobile cellular subscriptions

129.47per 100 people · 2024-4.9% 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 Switzerland from 1960 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 100 people)Note
2024129.471
2023130.222
2022123.971
2021123.212
2020127.376
2019126.921
2018126.681
2017131.17
2016134.236
2015135.723
2014136.138
2013136.551
2012132.031
2011127.397
2010123.236
2009120.483
2008116.423
2007108.793
200699.434
200591.959
200484.976
200384.394
200278.809
200173.007
200064.567
199942.809
199823.896
199714.737
19969.374
19956.353
19944.751
19933.715
19923.129
19912.569
19901.863
19891.094
19880.467
19870.084
19860
19850
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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