Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 98.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
98.4%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
11th
of 141 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2017
All-time low
98.4%
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kuwait, 2017–2023
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 Kuwait is 98.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Kuwait ranks 11th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.4% | 99.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More science & technology data for Kuwait
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,395 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Share of the population using the Internet 100.0% (2025)
- Research and development expenditure 0.1% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 4.35 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 1.01 per 100 people (2023)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 49,049 (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 144.75 per million people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kuwait?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kuwait was 98.4% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Kuwait ranks 11th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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 (%)