Côte d’Ivoire’s mobile subscriptions rose to 183.9 per 100 people in 2024.

Higher is better. More subscriptions generally mean more people can reach calls, mobile money and the internet, so a higher figure is better for this measure. The latest figure, for 2024, is 183.9 per 100 people, up from 172 per 100 people a year earlier, a rise of 6.9%. It is the highest level since 2015, when it stood at 100.6 per 100 people, its lowest in that span. Over those years the figure has climbed by a wide margin and reached a new peak in the latest reading.

Why it matters. A level of 183.9 per 100 people means most households in Côte d'Ivoire have at least one mobile line, and many people carry more than one. That gives firms a large base for mobile payments, delivery and customer service, and it gives the state a channel for services and tax collection through telecoms. Multiple SIMs per person also mean the number overstates the count of individual users, so reach in rural areas needs checking against other surveys.