Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Denmark
Denmark: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 98.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
98.2%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
15th
of 141 countries
All-time high
98.2%
in 2023
All-time low
82.8%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2016–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Denmark, 2016–2023
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 Denmark stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
That places Denmark 15th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 95.2% | 98.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More science & technology data for Denmark
- Scientific and technical journal articles 15,603 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 7.57 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 186 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 99.8% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1,090 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 3.0% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2,045 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 5.79 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Denmark?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Denmark was 98.2% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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 (%)