Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Togo
Togo: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 59.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
59.9%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
132nd
of 141 countries
All-time high
59.9%
in 2023
All-time low
43.9%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Togo, 2017–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 59.9% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Togo ranks 132nd of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.7% | 43.9% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 53.8% | 59.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More science & technology data for Togo
- Scientific and technical journal articles 135.94 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 7.69 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 80.8 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 80.8 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 39.5% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 2.41 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 1.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 134,677 (2024)
- Researchers in R&D 57.79 per million people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 1.23 per 100 population (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Togo?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Togo was 59.9% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2017.
- How does Togo rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Togo ranks 132nd out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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 (%)