Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Libya
Libya: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 87.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
87.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
93rd
of 182 countries
All-time high
88.5%
in 2021
All-time low
86.5%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Libya, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 87.3% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
That places Libya 93rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 87.3% | — |
| 2020 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 87.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Libya's 87.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.5% | 88.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 91 Brazil 87.4% compare
- 91 Dominica 87.4% compare
- 94 South Africa 87.0% compare
- 95 Iran 86.8% compare
- 96 Azerbaijan 86.6% compare
More science & technology data for Libya
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 192.97 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 7.92 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.1293 % change on previous year (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 23 (1996)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 23 (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Libya?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Libya was 87.3% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Libya ranks 93rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya 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 (%).