Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Singapore
Singapore: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Singapore, 2016–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 99.8% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Singapore peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 2019.
That places Singapore 5th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 89.5% | — |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +1.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 99.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 99.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.2% | 88.3% | 93.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 88.3% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More science & technology data for Singapore
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 170.78 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.65 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 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 13,965 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6582 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,894 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
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 99.8% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- 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 5th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 (%).