Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Iraq
Iraq: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 89.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Iraq, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 89.5% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Iraq peaked at 89.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2014.
That places Iraq 80th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 53.4% | — |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | -31.8% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | +49.1% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +24.0% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 89.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 89.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.8% | 53.4% | 85.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 72.5% | 89.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More science & technology data for Iraq
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 100.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1 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 46.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 105.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8293 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,724 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Iraq?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Iraq was 89.5% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2014.
- How does Iraq rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Iraq ranks 80th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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 (%).