Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Finland
Finland: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 98.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
98.0%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 37 countries
All-time high
98.6%
in 2017
All-time low
97.7%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Finland, 2014–2018
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Finland is 98.0%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over five years.
That places Finland 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 98.4% | — |
| 2015 | 97.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 98.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.2%, 100% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Finland's 98.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Finland
More science & technology data for Finland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.86 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 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 7.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 23.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 59 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 59 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Finland?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Finland was 98.0% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Finland ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Finland 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 (%).