Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 84.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.8%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
104th
of 182 countries
All-time high
84.8%
in 2024
All-time low
63.5%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Uzbekistan, 2017–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 84.8% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
That places Uzbekistan 104th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 63.5% | — |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 82.2% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | +3.2% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 84.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 84.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 88% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.1% | 63.5% | 69.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 71.7% | 84.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 101 Saint Kitts and Nevis 85.8% compare
- 102 Tanzania 85.3% compare
- 103 Costa Rica 85.2% compare
- 104 Vietnam 84.8% compare
- 104 Gabon 84.8% compare
- 107 Trinidad and Tobago 84.1% compare
More science & technology data for Uzbekistan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 110.49 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 40.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 86.48 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 251 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 251 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Uzbekistan?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Uzbekistan was 84.8% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 2017.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Uzbekistan ranks 104th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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 (%).