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 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bahrain, 2015–2023
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 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 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 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 4 Spain 99.2% compare
More science & technology data for Bahrain
- Scientific and technical journal articles 718.3 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 2.56 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 326 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 100.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 3 (2021)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.50 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 16.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 273,063 (2024)
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 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 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 141 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 (%)