Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Latvia
Latvia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 96.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
96.8%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
27th
of 141 countries
All-time high
96.9%
in 2020
All-time low
94.0%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Latvia, 2019–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 96.8% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over five years.
That places Latvia 27th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 94.0% | 96.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,736 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 121.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 121.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 4 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 92.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 104 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.8% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.72 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Latvia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Latvia was 96.8% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Latvia ranks 27th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Latvia 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 (%)