Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Estonia
Estonia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 96.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
96.9%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
26th
of 141 countries
All-time high
96.9%
in 2023
All-time low
94.4%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Estonia, 2019–2023
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 Estonia stood at 96.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over five years.
Estonia ranks 26th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.4% | 94.4% | 94.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.7% | 96.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More science & technology data for Estonia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,754 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 2.06 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 151.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 151.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 92.2% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 25 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.8% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 444 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.21 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Estonia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Estonia was 96.9% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Estonia ranks 26th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Estonia 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 (%)