Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Congo
Congo: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 69.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 182 countries
All-time high
69.2%
in 2022
All-time low
48.3%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Congo, 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 Congo stood at 69.1%.
That represents a change of up 43.1% over ten years.
That places Congo 151st out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 48.3% | — |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.1% | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 69.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 69.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.1%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.3% | 48.3% | 48.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 57.1% | 69.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More science & technology data for Congo
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 95.53 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9553 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 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.18 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 95.66 (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 Congo?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Congo was 69.1% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2019.
- How does Congo rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Congo ranks 151st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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 (%).