Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 94.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Lithuania, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 94.4% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Lithuania peaked at 96.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 2023.
That places Lithuania 59th 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 96.7% | — |
| 2015 | 95.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 94.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 97% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 94.4% 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 | 95.8% | 95.5% | 96.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.1% | 95.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More science & technology data for Lithuania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 138.73 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.37 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 62.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,673 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Lithuania?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Lithuania was 94.4% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Lithuania ranks 59th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania 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 (%).