Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 83.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.8%
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
91st
of 141 countries
All-time high
83.8%
in 2023
All-time low
77.5%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vietnam, 2019–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vietnam stood at 83.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over five years.
Vietnam ranks 91st of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.5% | 77.5% | 77.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 77.5% | 83.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 88 Dominican Republic 84.4% compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 84.3% compare
- 90 Cape Verde 84.2% compare
- 91 El Salvador 83.8% compare
- 93 Grenada 83.5% compare
- 94 Namibia 82.2% compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 82.2% compare
More science & technology data for Vietnam
- Scientific and technical journal articles 10,644 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 128.87 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 127.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 127.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 7,468 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 84.2% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1,066 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.4% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 73.42 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 23.71 per 100 people (2024)
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 83.8% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2023.
- 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 91st out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 (%)