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Uruguay: Mobile cellular subscriptions

145.50per 100 people · 2024-11.2% 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 Uruguay from 1960 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 100 people)Note
2024145.502
2023141.719
2022139.829
2021138.113
2020133.902
2019133.237
2018131.363
2017150.44
2016151.415
2015153.368
2014163.783
2013157.471
2012149.771
2011143.002
2010133.707
2009124.213
2008106.227
200791.174
200670.832
200535.149
200418.268
200315.163
200215.662
200115.881
200012.577
19999.733
19984.639
19973.058
19962.436
19951.244
19940.214
19930.157
19920.054
19910
19900
19890
19880
19870
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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