Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Belgium
Belgium: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 96.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.9%
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
40th
of 182 countries
All-time high
97.2%
in 2018
All-time low
83.2%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Belgium, 2018–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 96.9% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Belgium ranks 40th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 97.2% | — |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | +11.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 96.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 100% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 96.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.2% | 87.3% | 97.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 83.2% | 96.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More science & technology data for Belgium
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 103.91 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 396.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.687 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.9084 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,816 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Belgium?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Belgium was 96.9% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Belgium ranks 40th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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 (%).