Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 95.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
55th
of 182 countries
All-time high
95.0%
in 2024
All-time low
91.9%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles is 95.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
That places Seychelles 55th 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 92.5% | — |
| 2020 | 91.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 95.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 98% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 95.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.1%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.5% | 92.5% | 92.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 91.9% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More science & technology data for Seychelles
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.62 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 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 163,827 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 359.5 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9325 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 15.17 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Seychelles?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Seychelles was 95.0% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.9% in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Seychelles ranks 55th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles 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 (%).