Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Namibia
Namibia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 79.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
127th
of 182 countries
All-time high
79.7%
in 2024
All-time low
71.9%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 79.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
That places Namibia 127th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 72.4% | — |
| 2020 | 71.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 79.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 79.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.1%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 71.9% | 79.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 125 Armenia 79.8% compare
- 125 El Salvador 79.8% compare
- 127 Philippines 79.7% compare
- 129 Senegal 79.4% compare
- 130 Dominican Republic 78.6% compare
More science & technology data for Namibia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 85.16 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8517 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 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.16 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6667 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 231.33 (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 Namibia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Namibia was 79.7% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Namibia ranks 127th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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 (%).