Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Croatia
Croatia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 96.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
96.7%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
30th
of 141 countries
All-time high
96.7%
in 2023
All-time low
89.2%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Croatia, 2019–2023
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 96.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over five years.
Croatia ranks 30th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.2% | 89.2% | 89.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 90.9% | 96.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More science & technology data for Croatia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,504 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 4.72 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 121.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 121.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 11 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 83.6% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 77 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.4% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 912.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.19 million users (2021)
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 96.7% in 2023, 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 96.7% in 2023.
- 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 30th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 (%)