Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in India
India: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 70.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
70.2%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
146th
of 182 countries
All-time high
70.2%
in 2025
All-time low
50.6%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in India, 2019–2025
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 70.2% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
That places India 146th out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 50.6% | — |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 70.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 93% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 70.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 74.3%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 60.0% | 70.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More science & technology data for India
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 79.35 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 389.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6206 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 228,174 (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 India?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in India was 70.2% in 2025, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2019.
- How does India rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- India ranks 146th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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 (%).