Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 68.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Indonesia, 2013–2024
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 Indonesia is 68.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Indonesia peaked at 68.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2013.
That places Indonesia 152nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 49.9% | — |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 62.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | +1.9% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 68.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 79% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 68.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 81% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.5% | 49.9% | 63.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 62.8% | 68.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More science & technology data for Indonesia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 122.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.23 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 347.31 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 186.07 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 38,992 (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 Indonesia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Indonesia was 68.6% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2013.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Indonesia ranks 152nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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 (%).