Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ireland
Ireland: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 96.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
96.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
32nd
of 141 regions
All-time high
96.6%
in 2023
All-time low
83.0%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ireland, 2017–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 96.6% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. 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 16.4% over ten years.
Ireland ranks 32nd of 141 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.2% | 83.0% | 87.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.6% | 96.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More science & technology data for Ireland
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,720 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 42 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 97.2% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 75 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.6% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2,099 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 4.70 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ireland?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ireland was 96.6% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Ireland ranks 32nd out of 141 regions with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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 (%)