Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guinea
Guinea: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 82.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.2%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
114th
of 182 countries
All-time high
82.2%
in 2024
All-time low
76.8%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guinea, 2018–2024
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 Guinea stood at 82.2%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Guinea ranks 114th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 76.8% | — |
| 2019 | 77.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | +1.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 82.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 82.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.1%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.2% | 76.8% | 77.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 78.4% | 82.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More science & technology data for Guinea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.88 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9788 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.10 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 54.9 (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 Guinea?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guinea was 82.2% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Guinea ranks 114th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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 (%).