Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Algeria
Algeria: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 92.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
92.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
69th
of 182 countries
All-time high
92.7%
in 2024
All-time low
87.9%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Algeria, 2018–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 92.7% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
That places Algeria 69th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 87.9% | — |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +0.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 92.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 92.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.5% | 87.9% | 89.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 90.3% | 92.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More science & technology data for Algeria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 115.46 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 54.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 21.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 7,676 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Algeria?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Algeria was 92.7% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 2018.
- How does Algeria rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Algeria ranks 69th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).