Number of Mobile Phone Subscribers in Indonesia until 2020
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Based on data from the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika) published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the number of mobile phone subscribers in Indonesia reached 355.62 million in 2020.
This figure represents a 4.20% increase compared to 2019, even exceeding the Indonesian population in 2020, which was 270 million. (jumlah penduduk Indonesia)
"This indicates that the entire Indonesian population has become a mobile phone subscriber or possesses a mobile phone number, and many have more than one," wrote the BPS in its report.
The majority of mobile phone subscribers in Indonesia subscribe to prepaid services, totaling 345.95 million (97.28%), while the remaining 9.67 million (2.76%) are postpaid subscribers.
The trend shows a significant year-on-year increase in the number of mobile phone subscribers in Indonesia.
During the 2013-2017 period, the number of mobile phone subscribers rose sharply, as shown in the graph. Although there was a significant decrease in 2018, the number increased again in 2019 and 2020.
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