Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Thailand
Thailand: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Thailand, 2013–2024
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 Thailand stood at 89.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Thailand peaked at 89.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2013.
Thailand ranks 83rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 73.3% | — |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 89.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 89.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.1% | 73.3% | 88.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 83.6% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More science & technology data for Thailand
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 160.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 115.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 236.69 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,656 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
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 89.0% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- 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 83rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 (%).