Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Sweden
Sweden: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 95.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
54th
of 182 countries
All-time high
95.2%
in 2023
All-time low
86.2%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Sweden, 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 Sweden stood at 95.1%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Sweden ranks 54th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 86.2% | — |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 95.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 98% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 95.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 89.4% | 95.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 52 Bulgaria 95.6% compare
- 53 Uruguay 95.5% compare
- 55 Latvia 95.0% compare
- 55 Montenegro 95.0% compare
- 55 Seychelles 95.0% compare
More science & technology data for Sweden
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.41 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 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3001 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21,244 (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 Sweden?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Sweden was 95.1% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Sweden ranks 54th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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 (%).