Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 98.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
98.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 37 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2022
All-time low
94.6%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Russian Federation, 2017–2024

0204060801002017202020242017: 94.8 %2018: 94.6 %2019: 97 %2020: 97.4 %2021: 98.2 %2022: 98.9 %2023: 98.7 %2024: 98.9 %

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 Russian Federation is 98.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Russian Federation ranks 5th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Russian Federation, 2017 to 2024.
Year % Change
2017 94.8%
2018 94.6% -0.2%
2019 97.0% +2.5%
2020 97.4% +0.4%
2021 98.2% +0.8%
2022 98.9% +0.7%
2023 98.7% -0.2%
2024 98.9% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 95.5% 94.6% 97.0% 3
2020s 98.4% 97.4% 98.9% 5

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 4 Kuwait 99.9% compare
  2. 6 Czechia 98.8% compare
  3. 7 Romania 98.5% compare
  4. 8 Belarus 98.2% compare
  5. 8 Cyprus 98.2%
  6. 8 Korea 98.2% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Russian Federation?
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Russian Federation was 98.9% 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 Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2022.
What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2018.
How does Russian Federation rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
Russian Federation ranks 5th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Russian Federation 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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Indicator
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex
Unit
%
Source
International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 290 data points, 2013–2025
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).