Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Senegal
Senegal: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 79.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.4%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
129th
of 182 countries
All-time high
79.4%
in 2024
All-time low
70.5%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 79.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
That places Senegal 129th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 70.5% | — |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | +2.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 79.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 79.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.1%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.5% | 70.5% | 70.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 75.4% | 79.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 127 Namibia 79.7% compare
- 127 Philippines 79.7% compare
- 130 Dominican Republic 78.6% compare
- 131 Nepal 78.4% compare
- 132 Colombia 78.1% compare
More science & technology data for Senegal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 123.89 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 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 22.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 116.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0145 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 489.62 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Senegal?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Senegal was 79.4% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Senegal ranks 129th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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 (%).