Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Canada
Canada: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 182 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 2024
All-time low
90.5%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Canada, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 95.7% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Canada ranks 50th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 91.0% | — |
| 2020 | 90.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 95.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 99% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.0% | 91.0% | 91.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 90.5% | 95.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More science & technology data for Canada
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.11 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9064 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 63,720 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Canada?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Canada was 95.7% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Canada ranks 50th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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 (%).