Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Hungary
Hungary: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 95.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
49th
of 182 countries
All-time high
95.8%
in 2024
All-time low
92.5%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Hungary, 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 Hungary is 95.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Hungary ranks 49th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 93.2% | — |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 95.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 99% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 95.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 100% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.2% | 93.2% | 93.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 92.5% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More science & technology data for Hungary
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 104.58 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.06 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 10.12 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 111.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4502 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.5572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,260 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Hungary?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Hungary was 95.8% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Hungary ranks 49th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary 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 (%).