Zambia Teledensity: Mobile

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | Number | World Bank

Key information about Zambia Teledensity: Mobile

  • Zambia Teledensity: Mobile was reported at 102.062 Number in Dec 2023
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 98.437 Number for Dec 2022
  • Zambia Teledensity: Mobile data is updated yearly, averaging 670,216.866 Number from Dec 1960 to 2023, with 52 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 7,652,299.944 Number in 2021 and a record low of 204,683.347 Number in 2001
  • Zambia Teledensity: Mobile data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Telecommunication Sector – Table ZM.World Bank.WDI: Telecommunication
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.;World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU);Weighted average;

View Zambia's Teledensity: Mobile from 1960 to 2023 in the chart:

Zambia Teledensity: Mobile

What was Zambia's Teledensity: Mobile in 2023?

Zambia Teledensity: Mobile was reported at 102.062 Number in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
102.062 2023 98.437 2022 204,683.347 2001 7,652,299.944 2021 Number yearly 1960 - 2023

Teledensity: Mobile by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (Number) 55.547 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Albania (Number) 92.997 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Algeria (Number) 111.606 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Andorra (Number) 156.097 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Angola (Number) 70.052 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Antigua and Barbuda (Number) 200.541 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Argentina (Number) 137.706 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Armenia (Number) 134.520 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Aruba (Number) 130.648 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Australia (Number) 112.513 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Austria (Number) 121.746 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan (Number) 107.687 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bahamas (Number) 100.048 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bahrain (Number) 153.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh (Number) 114.355 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Barbados (Number) 114.581 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Belarus (Number) 128.979 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belgium (Number) 103.196 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belize (Number) 67.175 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Benin (Number) 116.036 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bermuda (Number) 105.274 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bhutan (Number) 95.626 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bolivia (Number) 101.572 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Number) 117.734 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Botswana (Number) 179.027 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brazil (Number) 101.020 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brunei (Number) 127.012 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria (Number) 117.933 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso (Number) 119.463 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Burundi (Number) 63.163 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cambodia (Number) 120.809 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cameroon (Number) 96.482 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Canada (Number) 94.150 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde (Number) 113.023 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cayman Islands (Number) 139.315 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Central African Republic (Number) 38.822 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Chad (Number) 70.187 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Chile (Number) 135.871 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
China (Number) 128.247 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Colombia (Number) 166.980 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Comoros (Number) 109.856 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Congo (Number) 94.871 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica (Number) 145.789 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Croatia (Number) 117.113 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cuba (Number) 69.577 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cyprus (Number) 155.696 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Czech Republic (Number) 126.005 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo (Number) 53.189 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Denmark (Number) 126.919 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Djibouti (Number) 48.450 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Dominica (Number) 85.190 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Dominican Republic (Number) 91.868 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ecuador (Number) 101.032 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Egypt (Number) 92.826 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
El Salvador (Number) 179.706 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Equatorial Guinea (Number) 49.538 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Eritrea (Number) 59.125 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Estonia (Number) 150.196 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Swaziland (Number) 128.399 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia (Number) 56.964 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Faroe Islands (Number) 105.804 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Fiji (Number) 111.749 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Finland (Number) 127.473 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
France (Number) 116.688 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
French Polynesia (Number) 118.778 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Gabon (Number) 122.607 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Gambia (Number) 106.782 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Georgia (Number) 155.250 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Germany (Number) 124.663 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ghana (Number) 98.806 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Greece (Number) 110.792 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Greenland (Number) 118.637 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Grenada (Number) 95.759 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Guatemala (Number) 113.709 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guinea (Number) 108.885 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Guinea-Bissau (Number) 128.111 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guyana (Number) 112.565 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Haiti (Number) 65.189 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Honduras (Number) 74.415 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (Number) 319.494 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hungary (Number) 105.054 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iceland (Number) 123.382 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
India (Number) 80.563 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Indonesia (Number) 125.238 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iran (Number) 166.280 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iraq (Number) 101.389 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ireland (Number) 110.798 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Israel (Number) 153.337 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Italy (Number) 131.872 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast (Number) 171.989 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jamaica (Number) 115.092 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (Number) 178.432 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jordan (Number) 67.546 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Number) 127.115 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kenya (Number) 120.612 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kiribati (Number) 51.254 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
South Korea (Number) 162.114 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kuwait (Number) 167.684 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (Number) 108.591 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Laos (Number) 64.759 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023

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Zambia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -8.5 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -864.009 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 2015 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,298.242 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 2015 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 40.9 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZMK bn) 365.988 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZMK bn) 791.787 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (ZMK bn) 349.147 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.533 2028 yearly 2000 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 49.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,346.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 20.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,102.805 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 990.841 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,147.460 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,297.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 231,680.704 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 129,125.506 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 7.236 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 15.503 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Jul 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 140.724 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 250.530 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1992 - Oct 2025
Import Value Index (2015=100) 89.425 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 69.648 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 107.241 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 168.638 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -42.3 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 17.0 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.0 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 221.8 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.2 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 46.600 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.3 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -3.2 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 49.800 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 23,890.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2011 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.593 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -31,493.988 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 127.254 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 3,026.554 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,185.124 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 15.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 26.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,067.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Aug 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.4 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Aug 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,807.158 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jun 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 16.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,984.8 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.6 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 3,588.534 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jun 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 19.28 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 12.46 2024 yearly 1965 - 2024

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