Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 67.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cameroon, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 67.4% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cameroon peaked at 75.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2019.
That places Cameroon 153rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 75.4% | — |
| 2019 | 60.3% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 67.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 67.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.1%, 98% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.8% | 60.3% | 75.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 63.7% | 67.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More science & technology data for Cameroon
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,547 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cameroon?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cameroon was 67.4% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 (%).