Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 44.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
44.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
179th
of 182 countries
All-time high
44.4%
in 2024
All-time low
35.6%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 44.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Madagascar ranks 179th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 36.8% | — |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 44.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 53.8%, 83% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 44.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.1%, 64% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.8% | 36.8% | 36.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 35.6% | 44.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 176 Afghanistan 48.4% compare
- 177 Papua New Guinea 48.1% compare
- 178 Zambia 47.4% compare
- 180 Democratic Republic of Congo 44.3% compare
- 181 Uganda 43.3% compare
- 182 Burundi 27.8% compare
More science & technology data for Madagascar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 75.46 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 19.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 153.44 (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 Madagascar?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Madagascar was 44.4% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Madagascar ranks 179th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 (%).