Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 69.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
69.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
121st
of 141 countries
All-time high
69.7%
in 2021
All-time low
58.3%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vanuatu, 2019–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 69.7% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.6% over five years.
That places Vanuatu 121st out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 66.8% | 69.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More science & technology data for Vanuatu
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11.87 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 286,107 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 89.29 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 89.29 per 100 people (2023)
- Share of the population using the Internet 22.4% (2015)
- Number of people using the Internet 59,480 users (2015)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 1.16 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 3,788 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 1.23 per 100 population (2023)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 9.83 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vanuatu?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vanuatu was 69.7% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Vanuatu ranks 121st out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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 (%)