Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Mali
Mali: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
150th
of 182 countries
All-time high
69.2%
in 2024
All-time low
51.8%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Mali, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 69.2% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
That places Mali 150th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 51.8% | — |
| 2020 | 60.7% | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +0.7% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 69.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 53.8%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mali's 69.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.1%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 60.7% | 69.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More science & technology data for Mali
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.12 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.12 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 25.87 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 21.2 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.3 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 116.65 (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 Mali?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Mali was 69.2% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2019.
- How does Mali rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Mali ranks 150th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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 (%).