Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kazakhstan, 2016–2024
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 Kazakhstan stood at 93.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kazakhstan peaked at 93.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 2016.
That places Kazakhstan 62nd 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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 85.4% | — |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +1.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 93.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 93.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.0% | 85.4% | 88.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 90.5% | 93.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More science & technology data for Kazakhstan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 127.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 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 26.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 9.57 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,819 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kazakhstan?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kazakhstan was 93.8% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 2016.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Kazakhstan ranks 62nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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 (%).