Mobile cellular subscriptions rose 11.0% to 151 mil in Bangladesh in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, mobile cellular subscriptions in Bangladesh reached an all time high of 151 mil in 2017 and an all time low of < 0.001 mil in 1992. When compared to Bangladesh's main peers, mobile cellular subscriptions in Bhutan amounted to 0.731 mil, 1,470 mil in China, 1,169 mil in India and 47.9 mil in Myanmar in 2017.
Bangladesh has been ranked 8th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of mobile cellular subscriptions, 17 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Mobile Cellular Subscriptions | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Bangladesh | mil | 131 | 136 | 151 | 162 | 166 | ||||||||||||||||
Bhutan | mil | ... | ... | 0.676 | 0.698 | 0.731 | 0.704 | 0.729 | ||||||||||||||
China | mil | 1,292 | 1,365 | 1,470 | 1,649 | 1,746 | ||||||||||||||||
India | mil | 1,001 | 1,128 | 1,169 | 1,176 | 1,151 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | mil | 161 | 167 | 173 | 180 | 187 | ||||||||||||||||
Laos | mil | 3.73 | 3.96 | 3.71 | 3.66 | 4.64 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | mil | 41.0 | 50.6 | 47.9 | 61.1 | 81.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Nepal | mil | 27.5 | 32.1 | 36.1 | 39.2 | 38.7 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Pakistan | mil | 126 | 136 | 145 | 154 | 165 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | mil | 227 | 229 | 227 | 229 | 240 | ||||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | mil | 23.9 | 25.8 | 28.2 | 30.3 | 28.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | mil | 103 | 120 | 122 | 125 | 130 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | mil | 332 | 338 | 340 | 348 | 356 |