Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Gambia
Gambia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 65.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
155th
of 182 countries
All-time high
65.8%
in 2021
All-time low
55.8%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Gambia, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Gambia is 65.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Gambia ranks 155th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 55.8% | — |
| 2020 | 61.6% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 65.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 53.8%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 65.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.1%, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 61.6% | 65.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More science & technology data for Gambia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.24 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 312.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 79.8 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Gambia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Gambia was 65.3% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2019.
- How does Gambia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Gambia ranks 155th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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 (%).