Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 84.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Azerbaijan, 2013–2023
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 Azerbaijan is 84.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Azerbaijan peaked at 84.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 2013.
Azerbaijan ranks 89th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.8% | 72.4% | 84.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 83.8% | 84.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 86 Jordan 86.1% compare
- 87 Peru 86.0% compare
- 88 Dominican Republic 84.4% compare
- 90 Cape Verde 84.2% compare
- 91 El Salvador 83.8% compare
- 91 Vietnam 83.8% compare
More science & technology data for Azerbaijan
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,544 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 11.32 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 109.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 109.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 16 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 90.8% (2025)
- Patent applications, residents 119 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.2% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 8.80 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 21.75 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Azerbaijan?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Azerbaijan was 84.3% 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2013.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Azerbaijan ranks 89th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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 (%)