Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Malta
Malta: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 97.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
25th
of 182 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 2024
All-time low
94.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Malta, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 97.8% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
That places Malta 25th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 94.0% | — |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 97.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 97.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 94.6% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More science & technology data for Malta
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 142.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 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 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 2,342 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 13 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 13 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Malta?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Malta was 97.8% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Malta ranks 25th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta 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 (%).