Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Czechia
Czechia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Czechia, 2014–2024
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 Czechia stood at 98.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Czechia peaked at 98.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2018.
Czechia ranks 9th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 96.8% | — |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 98.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 98.8% 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 | 96.7% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More science & technology data for Czechia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.25 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 13.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 176.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4722 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.2144 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,409 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Czechia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Czechia was 98.8% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2018.
- How does Czechia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Czechia ranks 9th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia 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 (%).