Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.0%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
23rd
of 182 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 2023
All-time low
96.2%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Slovenia, 2017–2024
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 Slovenia is 98.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
That places Slovenia 23rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 97.5% | — |
| 2018 | 96.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -0.5% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 98.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 98.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.0% | 96.2% | 97.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.4% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More science & technology data for Slovenia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.86 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.3 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 2.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 135.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,568 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2023)
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 98.0% 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 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 23rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 (%).