Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Portugal
Portugal: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 97.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
97.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
21st
of 141 countries
All-time high
97.4%
in 2023
All-time low
93.3%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Portugal, 2019–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 97.4% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over five years.
That places Portugal 21st out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.3% | 93.3% | 93.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.2% | 97.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More science & technology data for Portugal
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18,225 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 42 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 88.5% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 711 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.7% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2,730 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 8.55 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Portugal?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Portugal was 97.4% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Portugal ranks 21st out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Portugal 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 (%)