Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 59.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
59.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
168th
of 182 countries
All-time high
69.6%
in 2021
All-time low
58.9%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kiribati, 2019–2024
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 Kiribati is 59.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Kiribati ranks 168th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 66.2% | — |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | +0.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 59.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 79% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 59.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 70% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.2% | 66.2% | 66.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 58.9% | 69.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More science & technology data for Kiribati
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 53.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.5352 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 72,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 83.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2.14 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kiribati?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kiribati was 59.4% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 2022.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Kiribati ranks 168th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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 (%).