Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%) was 99.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Kuwait, 2017–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Kuwait is 99.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Kuwait peaked at 99.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2023.
Kuwait ranks 4th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 99.7% | — |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.9% | +1.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 99.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 99.9% 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 | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.4% | 99.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More science & technology data for Kuwait
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 167.68 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 455.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3956 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 653 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 653 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Kuwait?
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Kuwait was 99.9% in 2025, 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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