Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Morocco
Morocco: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 96.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Morocco, 2014–2023
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 96.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Morocco peaked at 96.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 2014.
Morocco ranks 27th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.8% | 81.7% | 95.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.6% | 96.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More science & technology data for Morocco
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,725 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 58.29 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 153.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 153.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2,549 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 91.2% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 254 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.7% (2010)
- Number of people using the Internet 32.57 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 7.3 per 100 people (2024)
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 96.8% in 2023, 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 96.8% in 2023.
- 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 27th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 (%)