Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 98.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
98.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 141 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 2023
All-time low
96.2%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Slovenia, 2017–2023
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 Slovenia is 98.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
That places Slovenia 8th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.0% | 96.2% | 97.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.4% | 98.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More science & technology data for Slovenia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,568 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 2.77 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 130.86 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 130.86 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 17 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 90.8% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 222 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 2.1% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 564.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.88 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Slovenia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Slovenia was 98.5% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.2% in 2018.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Slovenia ranks 8th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovenia 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 (%)