Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 65.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
65.9%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
154th
of 182 countries
All-time high
69.1%
in 2021
All-time low
62.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Sri Lanka, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Sri Lanka stood at 65.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 154th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 62.0% | — |
| 2020 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | +2.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 65.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 76% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 65.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 74.3%, 89% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 62.7% | 69.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More science & technology data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.55 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 528.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,322 (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 Sri Lanka?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Sri Lanka was 65.9% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Sri Lanka ranks 154th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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 (%).