Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Russia
Russia: 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 Russia, 2017–2024
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 Russia 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.
Russia ranks 5th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Russia, year by year
| 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% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 98.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.2%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Russia's 98.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.6% | 97.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.4% | 98.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More science & technology data for Russia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 186.1 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.88 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 269.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 16.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 5,196 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5,196 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Russia?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Russia 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 Russia?
- 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 Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2018.
- How does Russia rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Russia 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 Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russia 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 (%).