Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in United Arab Emirates, 2016–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in United Arab Emirates stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in United Arab Emirates peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 2016.
That places United Arab Emirates 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 99.3% | — |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More science & technology data for United Arab Emirates
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 203.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 2.04 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 22.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 298.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 7,075 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in United Arab Emirates was 100.0% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 2016.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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 (%).