Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 80.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.7%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
120th
of 182 countries
All-time high
80.7%
in 2024
All-time low
26.3%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cambodia, 2017–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cambodia is 80.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 206.8% over ten years.
That places Cambodia 120th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.3% | — |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | +119.0% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 80.7% | +2.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 80.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 80.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 95% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.5% | 26.3% | 71.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 72.3% | 80.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More science & technology data for Cambodia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 20.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 119.25 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 200.77 (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 Cambodia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cambodia was 80.7% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2017.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Cambodia ranks 120th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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 (%).