Djibouti’s mobile subscriptions was 48.5 per 100 people in 2023.

Higher is better. Higher is better because each additional subscription extends access to calls, mobile payments and internet services. The latest figure is 48.5 per 100 people in 2023, up from 46.8 per 100 people a year earlier, a rise of 1.7 per 100 people or 3.6%. Since 2014 the lowest figure was 28.6 per 100 people, recorded in 2014. The latest figure is the highest in that span.

Why it matters. At 48.5 per 100 people, mobile phones reach a growing share of households in Djibouti, which can use them to contact family, receive payments and look for work. Firms can reach more customers directly by phone, and the state can send public services and information through mobile channels to more residents. The next annual reading will show whether the rise of 1.7 per 100 people continues.