| Year | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| No. | 0 | 181.01 | 3297.36 | 18812.52 | 32139.06 | 43677.12 | 60108 | 77991 |
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| No. | 84357 | 91244 | 106886.77 | 120261.81 | 122656.55 | 136693.29 | 152291.22 | 162746.98 |
| Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| No. | 174292.30 | 189818.77 | 211139.60 | 229123.10 | 239225 | 239888 | 230065.04 | 234894.72 |
| Year | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||
| No. | 248120.82 | 259924.53 |
Operational Definitions
The number of cellular telephone subscribers per 100,000 population based on mid-year estimate of population.
Footnote
Figures before 2012 were collected from the Office of the Telecommunications Authority. Figures after 2012 were collected from the Office of the Communications Authority.
