Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Macao
Macao: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 93.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Macao, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 93.4% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Macao peaked at 93.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2018.
That places Macao 67th 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 Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 92.3% | — |
| 2015 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 93.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 96% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Macao's 93.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.7% | 89.5% | 92.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 93.1% | 93.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More science & technology data for Macao
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 201.14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 2.11 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 1.45 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 41,640 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.702 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 1.45 million (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 93.4% 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2020.
- 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 67th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 (%).