Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Malta
Malta: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex was 97.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
26th
of 185 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 2024
All-time low
94.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Malta, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 97.8% for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Malta ranks 26th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 94.0% | — |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 94.6% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More science & technology data for Malta
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 142.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 2,342 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 497.77 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Malta?
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Malta was 97.8% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Malta ranks 26th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta 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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