Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Uganda
Uganda: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 67.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
67.4%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
122nd
of 141 countries
All-time high
67.4%
in 2023
All-time low
60.8%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Uganda, 2019–2023
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 Uganda is 67.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over five years.
That places Uganda 122nd out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.8% | 60.8% | 60.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 63.4% | 67.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More science & technology data for Uganda
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,424 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 4 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 8.9% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 14 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.4% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 4.59 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.2076 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Uganda?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Uganda was 67.4% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Uganda ranks 122nd out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Uganda 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%)