Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 95.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
52nd
of 182 countries
All-time high
95.6%
in 2024
All-time low
87.4%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bulgaria, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bulgaria stood at 95.6%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
That places Bulgaria 52nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 87.4% | — |
| 2020 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 95.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 99% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 95.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 100% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 87.6% | 95.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More science & technology data for Bulgaria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.4474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4,998 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bulgaria?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bulgaria was 95.6% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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 (%).