Share of the population that owns a mobile phone by country
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%)
Countries reporting
137
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
21.0%
Burundi
Median
89.4%
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
918
What the numbers show
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone is currently reported for 137 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 21.0% in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 89.4%, and the mean is 84.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 267.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 29.4%).
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 99.2% | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 5 | Czechia | 98.8% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 6 | Romania | 98.6% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 6 | Russia | 98.6% | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 8 | Oman | 98.5% | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 8 | Qatar | 98.5% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 8 | Slovenia | 98.5% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 11 | Kuwait | 98.4% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 11 | Malaysia | 98.4% | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 13 | Switzerland | 98.3% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 13 | Monaco | 98.3% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 98.2% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 98.2% | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 15 | Singapore | 98.2% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 18 | Iceland | 98.1% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 19 | Israel | 97.7% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 97.6% | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 21 | Egypt | 97.4% | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 97.4% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 21 | South Korea | 97.4% | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 97.4% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 97.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 96.9% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 27 | Jamaica | 96.8% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Latvia | 96.8% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 27 | Morocco | 96.8% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 96.7% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Croatia | 96.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 96.5% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | Austria | 96.2% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 37 | Maldives | 96.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 37 | Norway | 96.0% | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 37 | Turkey | 96.0% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 40 | France | 95.7% | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 95.7% | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 42 | Italy | 95.3% | 2023 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 42 | New Zealand | 95.3% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 42 | Vatican | 95.3% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 94.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 46 | San Marino | 94.7% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 47 | Australia | 94.6% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Japan | 94.4% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 49 | Macao | 94.2% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 50 | Georgia | 93.9% | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 51 | Andorra | 93.8% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 52 | Seychelles | 93.6% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 54 | Chile | 93.2% | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 55 | Algeria | 93.0% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 55 | Mongolia | 93.0% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 57 | Bahamas | 92.8% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 92.8% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 59 | Hungary | 92.7% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Canada | 92.4% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 92.1% | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 62 | Brunei | 91.8% | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 62 | Ukraine | 91.8% | 2023 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 91.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 91.2% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 66 | Moldova | 91.1% | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 67 | Tunisia | 90.9% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 68 | Suriname | 90.3% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 68 | Sweden | 90.3% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Libya | 89.6% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Mauritius | 89.6% | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 72 | Argentina | 89.5% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 73 | South Africa | 89.4% | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 74 | Germany | 89.3% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 75 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 88.5% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 77 | Thailand | 88.4% | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 78 | Netherlands | 88.2% | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 79 | Brazil | 88.1% | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 79 | Philippines | 88.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 87.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 87.6% | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 83 | Panama | 87.4% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Belgium | 87.2% | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 85 | Guyana | 87.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 86 | Jordan | 86.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 87 | Peru | 86.0% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 84.4% | 2023 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 84.3% | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 90 | Cape Verde | 84.2% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 91 | El Salvador | 83.8% | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 91 | Vietnam | 83.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 93 | Grenada | 83.5% | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 94 | Namibia | 82.2% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 82.2% | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 96 | Eswatini | 82.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 97 | Mexico | 81.4% | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 97 | Marshall Islands | 81.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 99 | Guinea | 81.0% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 99 | Palestine | 81.0% | 2023 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 101 | Bolivia | 79.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 102 | Cambodia | 79.4% | 2023 | up 201.9% | rising |
| 102 | Senegal | 79.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 104 | Mauritania | 79.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 105 | Mozambique | 78.2% | 2023 | up 149.0% | rising |
| 106 | Armenia | 77.5% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 107 | Colombia | 77.0% | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 108 | Samoa | 75.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.3% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 110 | Nepal | 74.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 111 | Iran | 74.3% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 112 | Djibouti | 74.2% | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 113 | Ghana | 74.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 114 | Mali | 73.2% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 115 | Nigeria | 72.7% | 2023 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 116 | Iraq | 72.5% | 2022 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 117 | Tajikistan | 72.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 118 | Guatemala | 71.2% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 118 | Lesotho | 71.2% | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 120 | Cuba | 70.1% | 2023 | up 267.0% | rising |
| 121 | Vanuatu | 69.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 122 | Uganda | 67.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 123 | Indonesia | 67.3% | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 124 | Cote d'Ivoire | 66.5% | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 125 | Cameroon | 64.3% | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 126 | Niger | 64.2% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 128 | Zambia | 62.8% | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 129 | Pakistan | 62.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 130 | East Timor | 61.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 131 | Ecuador | 61.3% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 132 | Togo | 59.9% | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 133 | Liberia | 59.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 134 | Malawi | 56.6% | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 135 | Rwanda | 56.2% | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | 55.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 55.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 138 | Angola | 55.5% | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 139 | Sierra Leone | 47.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 140 | Ethiopia | 45.2% | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 141 | Burundi | 21.0% | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
About this data
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%)