Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Belarus
Belarus: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 97.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
97.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
20th
of 141 countries
All-time high
97.6%
in 2023
All-time low
93.5%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Belarus, 2017–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 97.6% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
That places Belarus 20th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.5% | 93.5% | 95.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 95.9% | 97.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More science & technology data for Belarus
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,429 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 11.88 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 131.12 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 131.12 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 110 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 94.3% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 276 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.6% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 8.04 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 36.26 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Belarus?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Belarus was 97.6% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.5% in 2017.
- How does Belarus rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Belarus ranks 20th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus 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 (%)