Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Belgium
Belgium: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 87.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
87.2%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
84th
of 141 countries
All-time high
97.2%
in 2018
All-time low
83.2%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Belgium, 2018–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 87.2% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Belgium ranks 84th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.2% | 87.3% | 97.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 83.2% | 87.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More science & technology data for Belgium
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,816 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 415 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 95.8% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 799 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 3.3% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 3,883 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 10.74 million users (2021)
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 87.2% 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 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 84th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (%)