Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ghana
Ghana: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 73.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.1%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
139th
of 182 countries
All-time high
73.1%
in 2024
All-time low
54.1%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ghana, 2019–2024
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 Ghana stood at 73.1%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Ghana ranks 139th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 54.1% | — |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +2.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 73.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 97% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 73.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.1%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 61.5% | 73.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More science & technology data for Ghana
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.65 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,270 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ghana?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ghana was 73.1% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Ghana ranks 139th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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 (%).