Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 97.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cyprus, 2014–2024
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 Cyprus is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cyprus peaked at 99.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 2016.
Cyprus ranks 37th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 96.6% | — |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 97.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 97.0% 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 | 97.6% | 94.6% | 99.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.1% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More science & technology data for Cyprus
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 156.22 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 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 1.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 155.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,764 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cyprus?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cyprus was 97.0% 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2016.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Cyprus ranks 37th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).