Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Palestine
Palestine: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 82.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Palestine, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 82.7% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Palestine peaked at 88.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2014.
Palestine ranks 112th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 73.7% | — |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +2.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 82.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 82.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 89% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.1% | 73.7% | 88.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 76.3% | 82.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More science & technology data for Palestine
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 76.69 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8031 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.15 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 688.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1636 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 861.66 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Palestine?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Palestine was 82.7% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2014.
- How does Palestine rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Palestine ranks 112th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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 (%).