Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Morocco
Morocco: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Morocco, 2014–2024
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 Morocco is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Morocco peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 2014.
Morocco ranks 37th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.7% | — |
| 2015 | 88.2% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 97.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 97.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.8% | 81.7% | 95.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 95.6% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More science & technology data for Morocco
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 153.06 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 58.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 125.19 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,725 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Morocco?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Morocco was 97.0% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 2014.
- How does Morocco rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Morocco ranks 37th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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 (%).