Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 98.2% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
98.2%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 37 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2017
All-time low
92.9%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Cyprus, 2014–2018
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 98.2% for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in 2018.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over five years.
That places Cyprus 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 95.1% | — |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 5 Russian Federation 98.9%
- 6 Czechia 98.8% compare
- 7 Romania 98.5%
- 8 Belarus 98.2%
- 8 Republic of Korea 98.2% compare
- 11 Finland 98.0% compare
- 11 Malaysia 98.0%
More science & technology data for Cyprus
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 156.22 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 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 1.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 155.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,764 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Cyprus?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Cyprus was 98.2% in 2018, 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.9% in 2016.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Cyprus ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Cyprus 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 (%).