Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Maldives
Maldives: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 92.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
92.7%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
69th
of 182 countries
All-time high
94.0%
in 2020
All-time low
92.1%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 92.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
That places Maldives 69th 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 93.2% | — |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 92.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 92.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 74.3%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.2% | 93.2% | 93.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 92.1% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More science & technology data for Maldives
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 148.14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.48 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 781,866 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 2,499 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 31.74 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Maldives?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Maldives was 92.7% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Maldives ranks 69th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives 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 (%).