Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Croatia
Croatia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
33rd
of 182 countries
All-time high
97.3%
in 2024
All-time low
89.2%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Croatia, 2019–2024
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 Croatia is 97.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Croatia ranks 33rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 89.2% | — |
| 2020 | 90.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 97.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 97.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.2% | 89.2% | 89.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 90.9% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More science & technology data for Croatia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.73 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.22 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 81.54 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,504 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Croatia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Croatia was 97.3% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.2% in 2019.
- How does Croatia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Croatia ranks 33rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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 (%).