Mobile phone lines per 100 people in South Africa: our forecast to 2034

Satoria projects mobile phone lines per 100 people in South Africa at about 189.3 per 100 people in 2034, from 179.3 per 100 people recorded in 2024.

How far the evidence reaches

Beyond tested horizon. Tests cover up to 5 years ahead (through 2029 from this reference), across 63 country series. Longer horizons extend beyond those tests. Colours show evidence, not certainty.

The full name of this series is Mobile phone lines per 100 people (mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people).

The path

• 2025: Satoria forecast 182.9 per 100 people (80% range 170.3 to 195)
• 2026: Satoria forecast 184.3 per 100 people (80% range 167 to 201.6)
• 2030: Satoria forecast 187.1 per 100 people (80% range 157.2 to 221.9)
• 2034: Satoria forecast 189.3 per 100 people (80% range 151.1 to 239)

Where it starts

The latest source value is 179.3 per 100 people recorded in 2024, published by World Bank - World Development Indicators. Everything after that year is Satoria's forecast, with the range printed next to it.

The same measure elsewhere

• Mobile phone lines per 100 people in United States
• Mobile phone lines per 100 people in Germany
• Mobile phone lines per 100 people in India

Every forecast we have for South Africa · Mobile phone lines per 100 people in every country

This forecast as data: https://satoria-pipeline-production.up.railway.app/api/forecast/wb.mobile_subscriptions_per_100?country=ZAF

Conditions and limits

What this number can establish

The published record supports a statistical projection and a model range. It does not establish why a future event will happen. Connections between measurements are predictive associations, not proof of causation. Source measurements, estimates and Satoria forecasts must be read separately.

The model range is not a guarantee. Historical test coverage is not the probability of the central forecast happening.

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