Mobile cellular subscriptions rose 3.69% to 187 mil in Japan in 2019, according to World Bank.
Historically, mobile cellular subscriptions in Japan reached an all time high of 187 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 0.013 mil in 1981. When compared to Japan's main peers, mobile cellular subscriptions in China amounted to 1,746 mil, 240 mil in Russia, 68.9 mil in South Korea and 442 mil in USA in 2019.
Japan has been ranked 7th within the group of 178 countries we follow in terms of mobile cellular subscriptions.
| 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 |
| Canada | mil | 29.8 | 30.8 | 31.7 | 33.2 | 34.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 1,292 | 1,365 | 1,470 | 1,649 | 1,746 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.24 | 3.61 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 4.25 | ... | |||||||
| Germany | mil | 96.4 | 103 | 110 | 108 | 107 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 1,001 | 1,128 | 1,169 | 1,176 | 1,151 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 161 | 167 | 173 | 180 | 187 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 108 | 112 | 114 | 120 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 227 | 229 | 227 | 229 | 240 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | mil | 58.9 | 61.3 | 63.7 | 66.4 | 68.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 332 | 338 | 340 | 348 | 356 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 120 | 121 | 120 | 141 | 136 |
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