Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Liberia
Liberia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 54.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
54.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
172nd
of 182 countries
All-time high
57.6%
in 2021
All-time low
47.6%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 54.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Liberia ranks 172nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 47.6% | — |
| 2020 | 56.6% | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 54.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 53.8%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 54.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.1%, 79% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 54.2% | 57.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More science & technology data for Liberia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 32.06 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.3206 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.72 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.89 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 31.54 (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 Liberia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Liberia was 54.8% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Liberia ranks 172nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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 (%).