Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Georgia
Georgia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Georgia, 2016–2024
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 Georgia is 94.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Georgia peaked at 94.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2016.
That places Georgia 58th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 78.4% | — |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 94.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 94.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.8% | 78.4% | 89.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 91.1% | 94.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More science & technology data for Georgia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 161.2 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 85.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 649.57 (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 Georgia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Georgia was 94.6% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2016.
- How does Georgia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Georgia ranks 58th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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 (%).