Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 64.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
64.4%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
159th
of 182 countries
All-time high
76.8%
in 2022
All-time low
61.8%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bangladesh, 2020–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 64.4% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.0% over five years.
That places Bangladesh 159th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 74.9% | — |
| 2021 | 61.8% | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 64.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 85% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 64.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 74.3%, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 157 Micronesia (country) 65.2% compare
- 158 Benin 65.0% compare
- 160 Burkina Faso 63.9% compare
- 160 Niger 63.9% compare
- 162 Pakistan 62.1%
More science & technology data for Bangladesh
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 1,468 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,259 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bangladesh?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bangladesh was 64.4% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2021.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Bangladesh ranks 159th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 (%).