Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Denmark
Denmark: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 98.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Denmark, 2016–2024
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 Denmark stood at 98.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Denmark peaked at 98.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2016.
That places Denmark 15th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 82.8% | — |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 98.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 98.6% 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 | 89.0% | 82.8% | 95.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 95.2% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More science & technology data for Denmark
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 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 7.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 188.43 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0237 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.4681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 15,603 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2023)
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 98.6% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2024.
- 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 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 (%).