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 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Czechia, 2014–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Czechia stood at 98.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 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 5th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Czechia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,409 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 13.59 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 59 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 87.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 541 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.8% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2,689 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 8.71 million users (2021)
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 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 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 5th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 (%)