Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Egypt, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 97.4% for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Egypt peaked at 99.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2014.
That places Egypt 31st out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.0% | — |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 97.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 97.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.4% | 81.0% | 99.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.4% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More science & technology data for Egypt
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,854 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Egypt?
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Egypt was 97.4% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Egypt ranks 31st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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