This article presents fixed telephone and mobile cellular subscriptions in Afghanistan in total and per 100 people.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Afghanistan totaled 25,630,751 in 2024, equivalent to 60.1 subscriptions per 100 people. Fixed telephone subscriptions totaled 181,963, or 0.4 per 100 people. The mobile-to-fixed subscription ratio was 136.9. Over five years, mobile penetration changed by +0.8 subscriptions per 100 people, while fixed telephone penetration changed by +26.2.
In the common comparison year 2024, Afghanistan ranked 195th of 214 economies by mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people.
Afghanistan Fixed and Mobile Telecommunications by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Fixed telephone subscriptions (IT.MLT.MAIN); Fixed telephone subscriptions, per 100 people (IT.MLT.MAIN.P2); Mobile cellular subscriptions (IT.CEL.SETS); Mobile cellular subscriptions, per 100 people (IT.CEL.SETS.P2); Population, total (population); Individuals using the Internet, % of population (IT.NET.USER.ZS); Fixed broadband subscriptions, per 100 people (IT.NET.BBND.P2).
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About the Indicators
Fixed telephone subscriptions. The total number of active fixed (landline) telephone subscriptions.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per 100 people. Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people.
Mobile cellular subscriptions. The total number of active mobile cellular telephone subscriptions.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per 100 people. Subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service, per 100 people; counts active SIM subscriptions, not unique subscribers.
Individuals using the Internet, % of population. The share of a country’s population that used the Internet from any device, including mobile phones, in the last three months.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per 100 people. Subscriptions to high-speed wired Internet access, per 100 people; counts active subscriptions, not unique users or households.