The number of mobile phone subscribers in the UK is set to hit 53 million by 2007, reaching 88% of the population, according to forecasts from The Research Room.
The figures for 2003 also put these countries in the top three positions: Germany has 60.3 million mobile subs, Italy has 52.4 million and the UK has 50.7 million, as shown.
Western European Mobile Subscriber Forecasts (000s) | ||||||
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
Austria | 6,620 | 6,712 | 6,794 | 6,968 | 7,076 | 7,138 |
Belgium | 7,432 | 7,611 | 7,873 | 8,112 | 8,212 | 8,286 |
Denmark | 3,921 | 4,262 | 4,463 | 4,615 | 4,739 | 4,788 |
Finland | 4,454 | 4,579 | 4,640 | 4,706 | 4,772 | 4,808 |
France | 36,452 | 38,197 | 40,393 | 41,815 | 44,612 | 45,322 |
Germany | 56,722 | 60,308 | 62,815 | 64,701 | 66,826 | 67,615 |
Greece | 8,482 | 8,632 | 8,762 | 8,991 | 9,150 | 9,188 |
Iceland | 259 | 263 | 267 | 268 | 272 | 273 |
Ireland | 3,030 | 3,218 | 3,320 | 3,388 | 3,469 | 3,553 |
Italy | 51,489 | 52,369 | 52,911 | 53,217 | 53,942 | 54,101 |
Luxembourg | 469 | 475 | 479 | 482 | 486 | 487 |
Netherlands | 11,785 | 11,920 | 12,073 | 12,391 | 12,668 | 12,771 |
Norway | 3,522 | 3,640 | 3,762 | 3,847 | 3,950 | 3,983 |
Portugal | 9,115 | 9,172 | 9,198 | 9,213 | 9,304 | 9,310 |
Spain | 32,740 | 33,424 | 33,808 | 33,832 | 34,441 | 34,590 |
Sweden | 7,852 | 8,086 | 8,107 | 8,094 | 8,164 | 8,183 |
Switzerland | 5,648 | 5,781 | 5,923 | 6,028 | 6,173 | 6,215 |
UK | 49,339 | 50,733 | 51,506 | 51,962 | 52,808 | 53,377 |
UK Penetration (%) | 82.5 | 84.7 | 85.8 | 86.3 | 87.5 | 88.3 |
Source: The Research Room, August 2003 |