Share of population owning a mobile phone
Most of the world's population uses mobile communications, and this indicator can be tracked by country from 2019 to 2023. The list includes various countries, such as Russia, Belarus, and Belgium, allowing for a comparison of mobile coverage levels across different regions. Data is presented in percentages, covering thirty-seven rows and reflecting annual dynamics
Chart showing the share of the population with mobile phones by country from 2019 to 2023, in percent
- Spain
- Singapore
- Republic of Korea
- Kazakhstan
- Belgium
- Azerbaijan
- Vietnam
- Armenia
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Pakistan
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2019–2023. Rows: 37, periods: 5. Table rows: Russia; Belarus; Belgium; Spain; Lithuania; and others
Spain: the indicator rose from 96.9 to 99.2 over 2019–2023 — by 2.37%. The highest value was 99.2 (2021), the lowest was 96.9 (2019). This is an average annual growth of 0.59%. Out of the 25 largest rows, 23 increased, 2 decreased
All table numbers are series: 37
| Series | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Россия | 97,00 | 97,30 | 98,10 | 98,80 | 98,60 |
| Беларусь | 95,30 | 95,90 | 97,10 | 97,00 | 97,60 |
| Бельгия | 87,30 | 87,30 | 83,20 | 86,70 | 87,20 |
| Ирландия | — | 96,20 | 95,60 | 96,30 | 96,60 |
| Испания | 96,90 | 98,90 | 99,20 | 99,20 | 99,20 |
| Литва | 95,70 | 95,70 | 94,30 | 95,40 | 96,50 |
| Нидерланды | 86,10 | 86,40 | 87,40 | 87,70 | 88,20 |
| Норвегия | 88,80 | 92,30 | 96,00 | 96,00 | 96,00 |
| Румыния | 96,20 | 96,80 | 97,80 | 98,00 | 98,60 |
| Сербия | 93,60 | 94,10 | 95,50 | 95,50 | 95,70 |
| Словакия | 96,90 | 76,30 | 98,70 | 98,60 | 97,40 |
| Словения | 97,30 | 97,40 | 98,10 | 97,80 | 98,50 |
| Украина | 87,00 | 89,40 | 90,70 | 91,40 | 91,80 |
| Финляндия | 98,40 | 98,00 | 96,20 | 96,90 | 97,40 |
| Франция | 95,50 | 95,40 | 95,50 | 94,90 | 95,70 |
| Чехия | 96,90 | 98,80 | 98,80 | 98,80 | 98,80 |
| Швейцария | 95,50 | 95,20 | 97,80 | 98,10 | 98,30 |
| Азербайджан | 83,50 | 84,00 | 84,00 | 83,80 | 84,30 |
| Армения | 77,10 | 77,70 | 78,30 | 77,40 | 77,50 |
| Бангладеш | — | 61,20 | 61,80 | 62,80 | 63,80 |
| Вьетнам | 77,50 | 79,30 | 77,50 | 79,30 | 83,80 |
| Израиль | 97,00 | 98,10 | 97,10 | 97,30 | 97,70 |
| Исламская Республика Иран | 70,80 | 71,90 | 72,40 | 73,40 | 74,30 |
| Казахстан | 88,10 | 90,50 | 92,60 | 92,70 | 92,80 |
| Пакистан | 45,40 | 45,50 | 55,50 | 60,20 | 62,10 |
| Республика Корея | 96,10 | 96,20 | 97,60 | 97,20 | 97,40 |
| Сингапур | 88,30 | 88,30 | 98,50 | 98,80 | 98,20 |
| Таиланд | 81,10 | 83,60 | 86,70 | 88,30 | 88,40 |
| Турция | 91,10 | 92,90 | 93,30 | 94,30 | 96,10 |
| Узбекистан | 69,80 | 71,70 | 72,40 | 79,00 | 82,20 |
| Филиппины | 78,70 | 75,70 | 80,00 | 84,00 | 88,10 |
| Япония | 92,10 | 92,90 | 93,00 | 93,80 | 94,40 |
| Египет | 99,10 | 99,40 | 98,40 | 97,40 | 97,40 |
| Марокко | 95,60 | 95,60 | 96,20 | 96,50 | 96,80 |
| Южно-Африканская Республика | 78,10 | 83,40 | 88,90 | 89,30 | 89,40 |
| Аргентина | 84,30 | 87,90 | 88,10 | 89,30 | 89,50 |
| Бразилия | 84,50 | 89,00 | 88,80 | 88,10 | 88,10 |
How to read this table
Comparing different countries highlights the prevalence of mobile communications across various regions. The list includes Russia and its neighbors as well as European countries, enabling an assessment of the technological gap in population connectivity. Each year is reported separately in the table to show changes in mobile phone accessibility over the five-year period
What is visible in these numbers
The five highest values: Spain (99.2), Russia (98.8), Czechia (98.8), Singapore (98.8), Slovakia (98.7). The top five account for 21.4% of the total sum across all positions
Observations are annual and cover 5 periods. Cells with numbers: 125 out of 125 (100%), meaning the table is almost completely filled
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Period and application
Statistics are collected annually and cover the period from 2019 to 2023. This information is useful for demographers, telecommunications market specialists, and researchers of global digital inequality. The data allows for monitoring the development of mobile infrastructure on a global scale and assessing the accessibility of communications in different parts of the world
How it is calculated
Noted in the source itself: For foreign countries — data from the UN Global SDG Indicators Database. Based on a sample survey of the population on ICT usage. Data for 2019–2023 are published without accounting for the results of the 2020 All-Russia Population Census. 2024 value — 98.8%
1) По зарубежным странам – данные ООН Global SDG Indicators Database.
2) По данным выборочного обследования населения по вопросам использования ИКТ. Данные за 2019–2023 гг. публикуются без учета итогов ВПН-2020. 2024 г. – 98,8%.
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