Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Algeria
Algeria: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 93.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
93.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
55th
of 141 countries
All-time high
93.0%
in 2023
All-time low
87.9%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Algeria, 2018–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 93.0% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
That places Algeria 55th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.5% | 87.9% | 89.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 90.3% | 93.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 52 Seychelles 93.6% compare
- 54 Chile 93.2% compare
- 55 Mongolia 93.0% compare
- 57 Bahamas 92.8% compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 92.8% compare
More science & technology data for Algeria
- Scientific and technical journal articles 7,676 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 54.05 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 115.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 115.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 581 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 77.4% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 268 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.4% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 32.32 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 13.32 per 100 people (2024)
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 93.0% in 2023, 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 93.0% in 2023.
- 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 55th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (%)