Mobile cellular subscriptions rose 2.35% to 166 mil in Bangladesh in 2019, according to World Bank.
Historically, mobile cellular subscriptions in Bangladesh reached an all time high of 166 mil in 2019 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 0.729 mil, 1,746 mil in China, 1,151 mil in India and 61.1 mil in Myanmar in 2019.
Bangladesh has been ranked 10th within the group of 178 countries we follow in terms of mobile cellular subscriptions, 13 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 |
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