Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 93.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
93.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
62nd
of 182 countries
All-time high
93.8%
in 2024
All-time low
91.8%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2018–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kyrgyzstan, 2018–2024
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 Kyrgyzstan stood at 93.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 62nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 91.8% | — |
| 2020 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 93.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan'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 | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 92.2% | 93.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More science & technology data for Kyrgyzstan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.49 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.07 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.05 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 326.91 (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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.8% in 2018.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 62nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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 (%).