Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
140th
of 182 countries
All-time high
73.4%
in 2021
All-time low
56.3%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Djibouti, 2017–2024
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 Djibouti stood at 73.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Djibouti ranks 140th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 56.3% | — |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 73.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 97% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 73.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.5% | 56.3% | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 70.3% | 73.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More science & technology data for Djibouti
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 48.45 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.4845 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 558,607 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.1 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 7 (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 7 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Djibouti?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Djibouti was 73.0% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 2017.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Djibouti ranks 140th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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 (%).