Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 92.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
92.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
57th
of 141 countries
All-time high
92.8%
in 2023
All-time low
85.4%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kazakhstan, 2016–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kazakhstan stood at 92.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
That places Kazakhstan 57th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.0% | 85.4% | 88.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 90.5% | 92.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More science & technology data for Kazakhstan
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,819 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 26.17 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 127.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 127.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 97 (2020)
- Share of the population using the Internet 93.4% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 803 (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 0.2% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 17.95 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 15.32 per 100 people (2024)
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 92.8% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2023.
- 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 57th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 (%)