Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Fiji
Fiji: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 82.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
82.7%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
112th
of 182 countries
All-time high
85.7%
in 2021
All-time low
81.3%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Fiji, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 82.7% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Fiji ranks 112th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 82.8% | — |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 82.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 82.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 81.3% | 85.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More science & technology data for Fiji
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 574.15 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 5.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 5.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 182.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 59.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 59.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 217.87 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Fiji?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Fiji was 82.7% 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2022.
- How does Fiji rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Fiji ranks 112th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Fiji 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 (%).