Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Oman
Oman: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Oman, 2013–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 98.5% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Oman peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2013.
That places Oman 17th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 77.1% | — |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 98.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Oman's 98.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.3% | 77.1% | 97.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.1% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More science & technology data for Oman
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.2 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 6.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 20.41 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5824 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,640 (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 Oman?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Oman was 98.5% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2013.
- How does Oman rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Oman ranks 17th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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 (%).