Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Singapore
Singapore: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 98.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
98.2%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
15th
of 141 countries
All-time high
98.8%
in 2022
All-time low
88.3%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Singapore, 2016–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 98.2% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
That places Singapore 15th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.2% | 88.3% | 93.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 88.3% | 98.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More science & technology data for Singapore
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,894 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 170.78 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 170.78 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 12,566 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 94.4% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 2,024 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.8% (2022)
- Number of people using the Internet 5.38 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 27.81 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Singapore?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Singapore was 98.2% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Singapore ranks 15th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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 (%)