Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Jordan
Jordan: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 88.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
88.4%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
87th
of 182 countries
All-time high
89.7%
in 2021
All-time low
82.9%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Jordan, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Jordan stood at 88.4%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
That places Jordan 87th 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 82.9% | — |
| 2020 | 84.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +2.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 88.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 88.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 95% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.9% | 82.9% | 82.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 84.2% | 89.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 88.9% compare
- 86 Tuvalu 88.5% compare
- 88 Nauru 88.0% compare
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 87.5% compare
- 89 Jamaica 87.5% compare
More science & technology data for Jordan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6964 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 87.02 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,419 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Jordan?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Jordan was 88.4% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Jordan ranks 87th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan 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 (%).