Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 85.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Azerbaijan, 2014–2025
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Azerbaijan stood at 85.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Azerbaijan peaked at 85.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 2016.
Azerbaijan ranks 28th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 70.7% | — |
| 2015 | 70.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 85.8% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.9% | 69.8% | 79.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 79.9% | 85.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More science & technology data for Azerbaijan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 109.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 134.44 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,544 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Azerbaijan?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Azerbaijan was 85.8% in 2025, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 2016.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Azerbaijan ranks 28th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).