Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Laos
Laos: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 76.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.9%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
134th
of 182 countries
All-time high
79.8%
in 2021
All-time low
70.4%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Laos, 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 Laos is 76.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Laos ranks 134th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 70.4% | — |
| 2020 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | +1.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 76.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 76.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 91% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.4% | 70.4% | 70.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 71.1% | 79.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More science & technology data for Laos
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 64.76 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6476 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.96 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 21.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 72.2 (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 Laos?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Laos was 76.9% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2019.
- How does Laos rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Laos ranks 134th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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 (%).