Countries in Europe by mobile subscriptions
Mobile phone subscriptions for every 100 people. One person can hold several SIM cards, so many countries pass 100. 43 countries in Europe, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2024
Median country
126
half above, half below| # | Country | Per 100 people | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 222 | 2024 | Southern Europe | |
| 2 | 186 | 2024 | Eastern Europe | |
| 3 | 156 | 2024 | Southern Europe | |
| 4 | 151 | 2024 | Northern Europe | |
| 5 | 144 | 2023 | Western Europe | |
| 6 | 142 | 2024 | Southern Europe | |
| 7 | 141 | 2024 | Northern Europe | |
| 8 | 140 | 2024 | Eastern Europe | |
| 9 | 139 | 2024 | Northern Europe | |
| 10 | 138 | 2024 | Eastern Europe | |
| =11 | 133 | 2024 | Southern Europe | |
| =11 | 133 | 2023 | Eastern Europe | |
| =13 | 131 | 2024 | Eastern Europe | |
| =13 | 131 | 2024 | Southern Europe | |
| 15 | 130 | 2024 | Southern Europe | |
| =16 | 129 | 2024 | Western Europe | |
| =16 | 129 | 2024 | Western Europe | |
| =16 | 129 | 2024 | Western Europe | |
| =16 | 129 | 2024 | Western Europe | |
| =20 | 127 | 2024 | Eastern Europe | |
| =20 | 127 | 2024 | Northern Europe | |
| 22 | 126 | 2024 | Northern Europe | |
| =23 | 124 | 2024 | Western Europe | |
| =23 | 124 | 2024 | Southern Europe | |
| =23 | 124 | 2024 | Southern Europe | |
| =26 | 122 | 2024 | Southern Europe | |
| =26 | 122 | 2024 | Northern Europe | |
| =28 | 121 | 2024 | Southern Europe | |
| =28 | 121 | 2024 | Northern Europe | |
| =28 | 121 | 2024 | Northern Europe | |
| =31 | 120 | 2024 | Eastern Europe | |
| =31 | 120 | 2024 | Eastern Europe | |
| =31 | 120 | 2022 | Southern Europe | |
| 34 | 118 | 2024 | Eastern Europe | |
| 35 | 117 | 2023 | Western Europe | |
| 36 | 114 | 2024 | Southern Europe | |
| 37 | 113 | 2024 | Northern Europe | |
| 38 | 109 | 2024 | Northern Europe | |
| 39 | 108 | 2024 | Southern Europe | |
| 40 | 107 | 2024 | Western Europe | |
| 41 | 105 | 2024 | Eastern Europe | |
| 42 | 104 | 2024 | Western Europe | |
| 43 | 89 | 2024 | Southern Europe |
No World Bank figure for Vatican City.
Territories and other places
Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.
| Place | Per 100 people | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 106 | Territory of Denmark |
Questions
- Which country in Europe has the most mobile subscriptions?
- Montenegro has the most mobile subscriptions in Europe: 222 subscriptions per 100 people (2024). Next come Russia (186 subscriptions per 100 people) and Andorra (156 subscriptions per 100 people).
- Which country in Europe has the fewest mobile subscriptions?
- Albania, with 89 subscriptions per 100 people (2024).
- What is the typical mobile subscriptions of a country in Europe?
- The median of the 43 countries in Europe is 126 subscriptions per 100 people: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Mobile phone subscriptions for every 100 people. One person can hold several SIM cards, so many countries pass 100. Source: World Bank, mostly 2024. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.