Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 84.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.8%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
104th
of 182 countries
All-time high
84.8%
in 2024
All-time low
77.5%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vietnam, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vietnam stood at 84.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Vietnam ranks 104th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 77.5% | — |
| 2020 | 79.3% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | +1.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 84.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 84.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.5% | 77.5% | 77.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 77.5% | 84.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 101 Saint Kitts and Nevis 85.8% compare
- 102 Tanzania 85.3% compare
- 103 Costa Rica 85.2% compare
- 104 Uzbekistan 84.8% compare
- 104 Gabon 84.8% compare
- 107 Trinidad and Tobago 84.1% compare
More science & technology data for Vietnam
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 127.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 128.87 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 419.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 10,644 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vietnam?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2019.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Vietnam ranks 104th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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 (%).