Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Italy
Italy: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 95.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Italy, 2014–2023
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 Italy is 95.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Italy peaked at 95.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 2014.
Italy ranks 42nd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.8% | 89.8% | 92.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 91.1% | 95.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 40 France 95.7% compare
- 40 Serbia 95.7% compare
- 42 New Zealand 95.3% compare
- 42 Vatican 95.3% compare
- 45 Montenegro 94.8% compare
More science & technology data for Italy
- Scientific and technical journal articles 82,771 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 797 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 89.2% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 10,281 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.4% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 11,460 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 44.71 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Italy?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Italy was 95.3% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Italy ranks 42nd out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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 (%)