Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Singapore
Singapore: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 97.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
97.8%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
14th
of 37 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2022
All-time low
87.8%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Singapore, 2016–2023
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 Singapore is 97.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Singapore ranks 14th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 88.1% | — |
| 2017 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.4% | 88.1% | 93.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 87.8% | 98.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More science & technology data for Singapore
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 170.78 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.65 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 13,965 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6582 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,894 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Singapore?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Singapore was 97.8% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Singapore ranks 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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 (%).