Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Qatar
Qatar: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Qatar, 2015–2024
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 Qatar is 98.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Qatar peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2021.
That places Qatar 15th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100.0% | — |
| 2018 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 98.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 98.6% 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 | 99.7% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.0% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More science & technology data for Qatar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 153.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 409.19 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.4009 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,471 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Qatar?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Qatar was 98.6% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- How does Qatar rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Qatar ranks 15th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar 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 (%).