Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guinea
Guinea: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 81.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.0%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
99th
of 141 countries
All-time high
81.0%
in 2023
All-time low
76.8%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guinea, 2018–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guinea stood at 81.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Guinea ranks 99th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.2% | 76.8% | 77.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 78.4% | 81.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More science & technology data for Guinea
- Scientific and technical journal articles 54.9 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 14.10 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 97.88 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 97.88 per 100 people (2023)
- Share of the population using the Internet 33.3% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.92 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.0063 per 100 people (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 882 (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.01 per 100 population (2022)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 79.78 million millions of constant united states dollars (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 81.0% in 2023, 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 81.0% in 2023.
- 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 99th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 (%)