The latest mobile phone subscriber forecasts for more than forty countries appear below. The figures were compiled by analysts at The Research Room.
Country by Country Mobile Subscriber Forecasts | ||||||
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
Central & Eastern Europe | ||||||
Bulgaria | 2,643 | 3,348 | 4,089 | 4,399 | 4,667 | 4,891 |
Croatia | 2,290 | 2,646 | 2,856 | 3,084 | 3,251 | 3,362 |
Czech Republic | 8,509 | 8,889 | 9,303 | 9,455 | 9,765 | 9,842 |
Estonia | 809 | 897 | 962 | 1,016 | 1,071 | 1,101 |
Hungary | 6,538 | 7,169 | 7,922 | 8,428 | 8,847 | 9,205 |
Latvia | 665 | 864 | 1,013 | 1,126 | 1,251 | 1,345 |
Lithuania | 1,607 | 1,931 | 2,190 | 2,525 | 2,759 | 2,901 |
Macedonia | 352 | 435 | 537 | 618 | 714 | 800 |
Serbia/Montenegro | 2,907 | 3,439 | 3,797 | 4,178 | 4,503 | 4,729 |
Poland | 13,879 | 17,154 | 19,523 | 21,643 | 24,031 | 25,527 |
Romania | 4,828 | 5,664 | 8,510 | 9,265 | 10,035 | 10,466 |
Russia | 17,608 | 24,921 | 30,375 | 34,661 | 38,298 | 41,106 |
Slovakia | 2,979 | 3,495 | 3,823 | 4,089 | 4,416 | 4,813 |
Slovenia | 1,667 | 1,746 | 1,802 | 1,808 | 1,831 | 1,845 |
Middle East | ||||||
Iran | 2,149 | 2,692 | 3,650 | 4,607 | 5,939 | 6,914 |
Israel | 5,978 | 6,213 | 6,488 | 6,689 | 6,982 | 7,011 |
Saudi Arabia | 8,149 | 6,568 | 7,458 | 8,804 | 9,902 | 10,852 |
Turkey | 24,669 | 27,277 | 29,671 | 32,091 | 34,544 | 35,566 |
UAE | 2,448 | 2,654 | 2,809 | 2,921 | 3,047 | 3,149 |
Africa | ||||||
Egypt | 4,280 | 5,714 | 7,502 | 9,104 | 11,580 | 13,547 |
Morocco | 5,941 | 7,281 | 8,766 | 9,886 | 11,191 | 12,301 |
South Africa | 13,337 | 15,245 | 17,609 | 19,572 | 21,442 | 22,697 |
Asia/Pacific | ||||||
Australia | 13,040 | 13,762 | 14,297 | 14,946 | 15,606 | 15,898 |
China | 204,393 | 258,253 | 303,779 | 342,315 | 379,131 | 400,390 |
Hong Kong | 6,152 | 6,558 | 6,883 | 7,011 | 7,120 | 7,190 |
India | 10,367 | 15,937 | 20,769 | 28,484 | 38,325 | 43,444 |
Indonesia | 11,539 | 15,458 | 19,337 | 23,387 | 26,693 | 30,243 |
Japan | 72,722 | 74,869 | 75,320 | 77,416 | 77,986 | 78,823 |
Malaysia | 8,720 | 9,919 | 11,108 | 12,155 | 13,082 | 13,921 |
New Zealand | 2,362 | 2,392 | 2,469 | 2,528 | 2,595 | 2,626 |
Pakistan | 1,802 | 2,868 | 4,183 | 6,071 | 9,182 | 11,424 |
Philippines | 15,087 | 19,581 | 24,308 | 28,311 | 31,841 | 35,410 |
Singapore | 3,209 | 3,400 | 3,568 | 3,673 | 3,779 | 3,849 |
South Korea | 31,995 | 33,394 | 33,650 | 34,568 | 35,647 | 36,523 |
Sri Lanka | 719 | 1,121 | 1,648 | 2,112 | 3,052 | 3,915 |
Taiwan | 23,648 | 24,040 | 24,641 | 25,010 | 25,482 | 25,781 |
Thailand | 17,376 | 21,061 | 21,704 | 22,985 | 24,131 | 24,777 |
North & Central America | ||||||
Canada | 11,801 | 13,217 | 14,717 | 15,909 | 17,422 | 18,659 |
Mexico | 25,648 | 29,595 | 32,646 | 36,017 | 38,516 | 40,218 |
USA | 139,217 | 157,094 | 168,718 | 179,863 | 186,526 | 189,076 |
Latin America | ||||||
Argentina | 6,408 | 6,750 | 7,148 | 7,653 | 8,270 | 8,618 |
Brazil | 34,966 | 39,448 | 42,488 | 46,640 | 50,401 | 52,406 |
Chile | 5,963 | 6,900 | 7,616 | 8,061 | 8,758 | 9,019 |
Colombia | 4,371 | 5,099 | 5,814 | 6,524 | 7,026 | 7,498 |
Venezuela | 6,451 | 6,912 | 7,264 | 7,630 | 7,941 | 8,331 |
Source: The Research Room, August 2003 |