Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 92.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
92.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
73rd
of 182 countries
All-time high
94.9%
in 2020
All-time low
91.3%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Mongolia, 2018–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 92.1% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
That places Mongolia 73rd 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 94.4% | — |
| 2019 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 92.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 92.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.3% | 94.2% | 94.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 91.3% | 94.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 72 North Macedonia 92.3% compare
- 74 Brunei 91.9% compare
- 75 Netherlands 91.6% compare
- 76 Germany 91.3% compare
More science & technology data for Mongolia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.67 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.39 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 4.89 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.11 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.2941 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.9728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 276.87 (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 Mongolia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Mongolia was 92.1% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.3% in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Mongolia ranks 73rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia 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 (%).