Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Armenia
Armenia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.8%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
125th
of 182 countries
All-time high
79.8%
in 2024
All-time low
72.6%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Armenia, 2017–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Armenia is 79.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
That places Armenia 125th 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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 72.6% | — |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 79.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 79.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 83% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.4% | 72.6% | 77.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 77.4% | 79.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 122 Grenada 80.1% compare
- 123 Mozambique 79.9% compare
- 123 Panama 79.9% compare
- 125 El Salvador 79.8% compare
- 127 Namibia 79.7% compare
- 127 Philippines 79.7% compare
More science & technology data for Armenia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 134.89 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.32 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 4.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 140.41 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.2728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 801.49 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Armenia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Armenia was 79.8% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2017.
- How does Armenia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Armenia ranks 125th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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 (%).