Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 77.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
77.1%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
133rd
of 182 countries
All-time high
79.6%
in 2021
All-time low
74.9%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Marshall Islands, 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 Marshall Islands is 77.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
That places Marshall Islands 133rd 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 74.9% | — |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | +1.6% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 77.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 77.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 91% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.9% | 74.9% | 74.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 75.9% | 79.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More science & technology data for Marshall Islands
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 39.71 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.3971 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15,913 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.41 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.5437 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 0.92 (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 Marshall Islands?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Marshall Islands was 77.1% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 2019.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Marshall Islands ranks 133rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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 (%).