Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in United States
United States: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 97.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in United States, 2019–2024
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 United States is 97.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
That places United States 34th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 95.1% | — |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 97.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.1% | 95.1% | 95.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.3% | 97.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More science & technology data for United States
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.19 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 42.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.693 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 430,843 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in United States?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in United States was 97.1% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.1% in 2019.
- How does United States rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- United States ranks 34th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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 (%).