Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Morocco
Morocco: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 96.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Morocco, 2014–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 96.5% for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Morocco peaked at 95.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2014.
Morocco ranks 17th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 79.0% | — |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.7% | 79.0% | 94.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 94.9% | 96.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More science & technology data for Morocco
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 153.06 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 58.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 125.19 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,725 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Morocco?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Morocco was 96.5% in 2023, 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2014.
- How does Morocco rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Morocco ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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 (%).