Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Burundi
Burundi: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 27.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Burundi, 2013–2024
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 Burundi stood at 27.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 143.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Burundi peaked at 27.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2014.
That places Burundi 182nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.9% | — |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +61.4% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | +4.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 27.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 53.8%, 52% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 27.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.1%, 40% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.3% | 11.4% | 21.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 23.1% | 27.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 179 Madagascar 44.4% compare
- 180 Democratic Republic of Congo 44.3% compare
- 181 Uganda 43.3% compare
More science & technology data for Burundi
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 63.16 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6316 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.65 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 336.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 36.26 (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 Burundi?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Burundi was 27.8% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Burundi ranks 182nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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 (%).