Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Macao
Macao: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 94.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Macao, 2014–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 94.2% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Macao peaked at 94.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2018.
That places Macao 49th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.7% | 89.5% | 92.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.4% | 94.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More science & technology data for Macao
- Mobile phone subscriptions 1.45 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 201.14 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 201.14 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 35 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 89.8% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 2 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.3% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 614,326 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 29.86 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 215,037 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Macao?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Macao was 94.2% 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2018.
- How does Macao rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Macao ranks 49th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao 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 (%)