Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex was 95.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
56th
of 185 countries
All-time high
95.6%
in 2024
All-time low
87.4%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Bulgaria, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 95.6% for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Bulgaria ranks 56th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 87.4% | — |
| 2020 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 87.6% | 95.6% | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Bulgaria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.4474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4,998 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Bulgaria was 95.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 56th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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