Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 92.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.3%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
72nd
of 182 countries
All-time high
92.3%
in 2024
All-time low
83.7%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in North Macedonia, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in North Macedonia stood at 92.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
That places North Macedonia 72nd 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 83.7% | — |
| 2020 | 87.2% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 92.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 92.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 96% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 87.2% | 92.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More science & technology data for North Macedonia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.39 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 77.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in North Macedonia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in North Macedonia was 92.3% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2019.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- North Macedonia ranks 72nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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 (%).