Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 65.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
157th
of 182 countries
All-time high
65.2%
in 2024
All-time low
59.5%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Micronesia (country), 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 Micronesia (country) is 65.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
That places Micronesia (country) 157th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 59.5% | — |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 65.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 65.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 77% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.5% | 59.5% | 59.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 61.5% | 65.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 154 Sri Lanka 65.9% compare
- 155 Cote d'Ivoire 65.3% compare
- 155 Gambia 65.3% compare
- 158 Benin 65.0% compare
- 159 Bangladesh 64.4% compare
- 160 Burkina Faso 63.9% compare
- 160 Niger 63.9% compare
More science & technology data for Micronesia (country)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 19.99 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.1999 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 22,410 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 32.01 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.74 (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 Micronesia (country)?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Micronesia (country) was 65.2% 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 Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2019.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 157th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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 (%).