Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Malaysia, 2015–2024
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 Malaysia is 98.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Malaysia peaked at 98.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2015.
Malaysia ranks 11th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 92.5% | — |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.1% | 92.5% | 95.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 8 Belarus 98.2% compare
- 8 Cyprus 98.2%
- 8 Republic of Korea 98.2% compare
- 11 Finland 98.0%
- 13 Hong Kong, China 97.9% compare
- 14 Singapore 97.8% compare
More science & technology data for Malaysia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.66 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 152.6 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 23,691 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Malaysia?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Malaysia was 98.0% in 2024, 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Malaysia ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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 (%).