Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bahrain, 2015–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 100.0% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bahrain peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2015.
That places Bahrain 1st out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100.0% | — |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 4 Kuwait 99.9% compare
More science & technology data for Bahrain
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 159.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3,020 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 718.3 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bahrain?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bahrain was 100.0% 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Bahrain ranks 1st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahrain 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 (%).