Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Australia
Australia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 97.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
29th
of 182 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 2019
All-time low
94.5%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Australia, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 97.5% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
That places Australia 29th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 97.8% | — |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 97.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 97.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 94.5% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More science & technology data for Australia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.58 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 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 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 54,589 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Australia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Australia was 97.5% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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 (%).