Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 98.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
98.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
13th
of 141 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 2023
All-time low
95.2%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Switzerland, 2019–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Switzerland stood at 98.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over five years.
Switzerland ranks 13th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.5% | 95.5% | 95.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 95.2% | 98.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More science & technology data for Switzerland
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,804 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 267 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 97.3% (2025)
- Patent applications, residents 1,288 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 3.2% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 3,292 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 8.32 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Switzerland?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Switzerland was 98.3% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Switzerland ranks 13th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Switzerland 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 (%)