Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 88.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
88.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
76th
of 141 countries
All-time high
88.5%
in 2023
All-time low
87.4%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu stood at 88.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over five years.
Tuvalu ranks 76th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.4% | 88.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 73 South Africa 89.4% compare
- 74 Germany 89.3% compare
- 75 Antigua and Barbuda 89.0% compare
- 77 Thailand 88.4% compare
- 78 Netherlands 88.2% compare
- 79 Brazil 88.1% compare
- 79 Philippines 88.1% compare
More science & technology data for Tuvalu
- Scientific and technical journal articles 0.42 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 9,878 (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 98.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 98.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Share of the population using the Internet 35.2% (2017)
- Number of people using the Internet 3,834 users (2017)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 4.52 per 100 people (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 452 (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 4.52 per 100 population (2022)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 470,000 millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Tuvalu?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Tuvalu was 88.5% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2020.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Tuvalu ranks 76th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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 (%)