Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Turkey
Turkey: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 96.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
96.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
42nd
of 182 countries
All-time high
96.6%
in 2025
All-time low
91.1%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Turkey, 2019–2025
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Turkey is 96.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Turkey ranks 42nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 91.1% | — |
| 2020 | 92.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 96.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 96.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.1% | 91.1% | 91.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 92.9% | 96.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More science & technology data for Turkey
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.83 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 94.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 119.84 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 50,180 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Turkey?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Turkey was 96.6% in 2025, 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Turkey ranks 42nd out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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 (%).