Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Romania
Romania: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 98.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
98.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 37 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 2023
All-time low
95.2%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Romania, 2019–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Romania stood at 98.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over five years.
That places Romania 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 95.2% | — |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.2% | 95.2% | 95.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.3% | 98.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More science & technology data for Romania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 119.81 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.2 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 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 102.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 10,713 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Romania?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Romania was 98.5% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Romania ranks 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Romania 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 (%).