Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Nepal
Nepal: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 78.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
131st
of 182 countries
All-time high
78.4%
in 2024
All-time low
62.1%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 78.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
That places Nepal 131st 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 62.5% | — |
| 2020 | 62.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 78.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 78.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 74.3%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.5% | 62.5% | 62.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 62.1% | 78.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 129 Senegal 79.4% compare
- 130 Dominican Republic 78.6% compare
- 132 Colombia 78.1% compare
- 133 Marshall Islands 77.1% compare
- 134 Laos 76.9% compare
More science & technology data for Nepal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 99.85 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9985 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 29.61 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 243.94 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -15.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,591 (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 Nepal?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Nepal was 78.4% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Nepal ranks 131st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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 (%).