Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Thailand
Thailand: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 88.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Thailand, 2013–2023
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 Thailand stood at 88.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Thailand peaked at 88.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2013.
Thailand ranks 77th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.1% | 73.3% | 88.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 83.6% | 88.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 74 Germany 89.3% compare
- 75 Antigua and Barbuda 89.0% compare
- 76 Tuvalu 88.5% compare
- 78 Netherlands 88.2% compare
- 79 Brazil 88.1% compare
- 79 Philippines 88.1% compare
More science & technology data for Thailand
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,656 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 115.13 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 160.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 160.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 7,375 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 90.9% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 867 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.9% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 61.16 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 14.89 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Thailand?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Thailand was 88.4% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2013.
- How does Thailand rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Thailand ranks 77th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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 (%)