Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Moldova
Moldova: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Moldova, 2013–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 90.4% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Moldova peaked at 90.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2013.
Moldova ranks 78th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 53.6% | — |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +2.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 90.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 90.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 94% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.2% | 53.6% | 70.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 86.0% | 90.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More science & technology data for Moldova
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.52 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 120.66 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -8.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 335.06 (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 Moldova?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Moldova was 90.4% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2013.
- How does Moldova rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Moldova ranks 78th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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 (%).