Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ireland
Ireland: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
25th
of 182 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 2024
All-time low
83.0%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ireland, 2017–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 97.8% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Ireland ranks 25th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 83.0% | — |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 97.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 97.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.2% | 83.0% | 94.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 95.6% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More science & technology data for Ireland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 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 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 83.58 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 64 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 64 (2024)
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 97.8% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- 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 25th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 (%).