INDICATOR 5.b.1
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone. The proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex is defined as the ‘proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex’.
TARGET 5.b
Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
GOAL 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
METADATA
See United Nations Global SDG Database
INDICATOR 5.b.1
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone. The proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex is defined as the ‘proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex’.
TARGET 5.b
Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
GOAL 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
METADATA
See United Nations Global SDG Database
INDICATOR 5.b.1
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone. The proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex is defined as the ‘proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex’.
TARGET 5.b
Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
GOAL 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
METADATA
See United Nations Global SDG Database
| Country | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Albania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 78.7 | 84.1 | 85.3 | 87.8 | 88.4 | 89.2 | .. |
| Andorra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96.2 | 96.9 | 93.0 | 96.5 | 96.6 | 96.7 | .. |
| Armenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 72.6 | 76.4 | 77.1 | 77.7 | 78.3 | 77.4 | 79.0 | 79.8 | .. |
| Austria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 97.0 | 96.9 | 94.6 | 98.5 | 98.7 | 98.8 | .. |
| Azerbaijan | 72.4 | 73.9 | 74.1 | 73.4 | 84.0 | 83.5 | 83.5 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 83.8 | 84.3 | 84.5 | 86.6 |
| Belarus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 93.5 | 94.8 | 95.3 | 95.9 | 97.1 | 97.0 | 97.6 | 97.7 | .. |
| Belgium | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 97.2 | 87.3 | 87.3 | 83.2 | 86.7 | 87.2 | 96.9 | .. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 77.2 | 82.4 | 84.2 | 87.7 | 88.3 | 88.9 | .. |
| Bulgaria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 87.4 | 87.6 | 90.2 | 94.1 | 95.1 | 95.6 | .. |
| Canada | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 91.0 | 90.5 | 91.0 | 95.6 | 95.6 | 95.7 | .. |
| Croatia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 89.2 | 90.9 | 94.7 | 96.4 | 96.9 | 97.3 | .. |
| Cyprus | .. | 96.6 | 97.9 | 94.6 | .. | 98.6 | 98.8 | 98.6 | 97.8 | 96.1 | 96.6 | 97.0 | .. |
| Czechia | .. | 96.8 | 97.0 | .. | .. | 96.0 | 96.9 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | .. |
| Denmark | .. | .. | .. | 82.8 | .. | .. | 95.2 | 95.2 | 97.0 | 98.1 | 98.3 | 98.6 | .. |
| Estonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 94.4 | 94.7 | 95.1 | 96.7 | 96.4 | 95.9 | .. |
| Finland | .. | 98.5 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.9 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.0 | 96.2 | 96.0 | 96.6 | 97.1 | .. |
| France | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 78.7 | 95.5 | 95.4 | 95.5 | 94.9 | 95.7 | 95.9 | .. |
| Georgia | .. | .. | .. | 78.4 | 80.1 | 87.2 | 89.6 | 91.1 | 91.3 | 91.9 | 93.9 | 94.6 | .. |
| Germany | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 90.8 | 93.0 | 88.2 | 91.2 | 91.3 | 91.3 | .. |
| Greece | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 89.4 | 89.2 | 94.0 | 94.4 | 95.1 | 95.7 | .. |
| Hungary | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 93.2 | 94.0 | 92.5 | 95.3 | 95.5 | 95.8 | .. |
| Iceland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 97.8 | 97.2 | 97.8 | 98.3 | 98.5 | 98.7 | .. |
| Ireland | .. | .. | .. | .. | 83.0 | 87.5 | 94.1 | 96.2 | 95.6 | 96.5 | 97.6 | 97.8 | .. |
| Israel | .. | .. | .. | .. | 92.2 | 94.3 | 97.0 | 98.1 | 97.1 | 96.8 | 96.9 | 97.0 | .. |
| Italy | .. | 89.8 | 90.0 | 91.5 | .. | .. | 92.0 | 91.1 | 92.1 | 96.5 | 96.0 | 96.0 | .. |
| Kazakhstan | .. | .. | .. | 85.4 | 86.8 | 87.9 | 88.1 | 90.5 | 92.6 | 92.7 | 92.8 | 93.8 | .. |
| Kyrgyzstan | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 91.8 | .. | 92.6 | 92.4 | 92.2 | 93.3 | 93.8 | .. |
| Latvia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 95.9 | 96.9 | 94.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | .. |
| Liechtenstein | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96.7 | 96.4 | 95.5 | 97.4 | 97.6 | 97.7 | .. |
| Lithuania | .. | 96.7 | 95.7 | 95.5 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 94.3 | 94.3 | 94.1 | 94.4 | .. |
| Luxembourg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 95.6 | 95.4 | 96.5 | 97.8 | 99.0 | 98.7 | .. |
| Malta | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 94.0 | 95.8 | 94.6 | 97.1 | 97.6 | 97.8 | .. |
| Monaco | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 94.2 | 96.2 | 97.9 | 99.3 | 99.4 | 99.5 | .. |
| Montenegro | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 89.2 | 92.2 | 92.6 | 93.2 | 94.3 | 95.0 | .. |
| Netherlands | .. | 74.3 | 78.6 | 84.2 | .. | .. | 86.1 | 86.4 | 87.4 | 91.1 | 91.4 | 91.6 | .. |
| North Macedonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 83.7 | 87.2 | 88.2 | 89.8 | 91.6 | 92.3 | .. |
| Norway | .. | .. | .. | .. | 98.0 | .. | 88.8 | 92.3 | 96.0 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 | .. |
| Poland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 94.2 | 94.6 | 93.4 | 93.4 | 93.5 | .. | .. |
| Portugal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 93.3 | 96.2 | 96.8 | 97.1 | 97.4 | 97.4 | .. |
| Republic of Moldova | 53.6 | 57.7 | 59.5 | 61.5 | 64.7 | 67.2 | 70.9 | 86.0 | 88.8 | 87.7 | 88.3 | 90.4 | .. |
| Romania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96.2 | 96.8 | 97.8 | 98.0 | 98.6 | 99.1 | .. |
| Russian Federation | .. | .. | .. | .. | 94.8 | 94.8 | 97.0 | 97.3 | 98.1 | 98.8 | 98.6 | 98.8 | .. |
| San Marino | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 92.5 | 92.5 | 92.6 | 97.1 | 97.1 | 97.1 | .. |
| Serbia | .. | .. | .. | 91.8 | 92.6 | 92.6 | .. | 94.1 | 95.5 | 95.5 | 95.7 | 97.4 | .. |
| Slovakia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96.9 | 76.3 | 97.7 | 97.5 | 97.4 | 98.7 | .. |
| Slovenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 97.5 | 96.2 | 97.3 | 97.4 | 98.1 | 97.8 | 98.5 | 98.0 | .. |
| Spain | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96.2 | .. | 96.9 | 98.9 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.1 | .. |
| Sweden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 86.2 | 89.4 | 90.2 | 94.8 | 95.2 | 95.1 | .. |
| Switzerland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 95.5 | 95.2 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 98.3 | 98.5 | .. |
| Tajikistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 57.2 | 63.2 | 65.7 | 66.3 | 69.8 | 70.7 | .. |
| Türkiye | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 91.1 | 92.9 | 93.3 | 94.3 | 96.1 | 96.0 | 96.6 |
| Turkmenistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 86.0 | 85.9 | 85.9 | 86.1 | .. |
| Ukraine | .. | 38.9 | .. | 37.4 | .. | .. | 87.0 | 89.4 | 90.7 | 91.3 | 92.1 | 92.7 | .. |
| United Kingdom | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 92.2 | 92.2 | 94.7 | 96.0 | 95.9 | 95.9 | .. |
| United States | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 95.1 | 95.3 | 95.9 | 95.8 | 96.5 | 97.1 | .. |
| Uzbekistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | 63.5 | 68.1 | 69.8 | 71.7 | 72.4 | 79.0 | 82.2 | 84.8 | .. |
| Country | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Albania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 78.7 | 84.1 | 85.3 | 87.8 | 88.4 | 89.2 | .. |
| Andorra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96.2 | 96.9 | 93.0 | 96.5 | 96.6 | 96.7 | .. |
| Armenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 72.6 | 76.4 | 77.1 | 77.7 | 78.3 | 77.4 | 79.0 | 79.8 | .. |
| Austria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 97.0 | 96.9 | 94.6 | 98.5 | 98.7 | 98.8 | .. |
| Azerbaijan | 72.4 | 73.9 | 74.1 | 73.4 | 84.0 | 83.5 | 83.5 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 83.8 | 84.3 | 84.5 | 86.6 |
| Belarus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 93.5 | 94.8 | 95.3 | 95.9 | 97.1 | 97.0 | 97.6 | 97.7 | .. |
| Belgium | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 97.2 | 87.3 | 87.3 | 83.2 | 86.7 | 87.2 | 96.9 | .. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 77.2 | 82.4 | 84.2 | 87.7 | 88.3 | 88.9 | .. |
| Bulgaria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 87.4 | 87.6 | 90.2 | 94.1 | 95.1 | 95.6 | .. |
| Canada | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 91.0 | 90.5 | 91.0 | 95.6 | 95.6 | 95.7 | .. |
| Croatia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 89.2 | 90.9 | 94.7 | 96.4 | 96.9 | 97.3 | .. |
| Cyprus | .. | 96.6 | 97.9 | 94.6 | .. | 98.6 | 98.8 | 98.6 | 97.8 | 96.1 | 96.6 | 97.0 | .. |
| Czechia | .. | 96.8 | 97.0 | .. | .. | 96.0 | 96.9 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | .. |
| Denmark | .. | .. | .. | 82.8 | .. | .. | 95.2 | 95.2 | 97.0 | 98.1 | 98.3 | 98.6 | .. |
| Estonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 94.4 | 94.7 | 95.1 | 96.7 | 96.4 | 95.9 | .. |
| Finland | .. | 98.5 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.9 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.0 | 96.2 | 96.0 | 96.6 | 97.1 | .. |
| France | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 78.7 | 95.5 | 95.4 | 95.5 | 94.9 | 95.7 | 95.9 | .. |
| Georgia | .. | .. | .. | 78.4 | 80.1 | 87.2 | 89.6 | 91.1 | 91.3 | 91.9 | 93.9 | 94.6 | .. |
| Germany | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 90.8 | 93.0 | 88.2 | 91.2 | 91.3 | 91.3 | .. |
| Greece | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 89.4 | 89.2 | 94.0 | 94.4 | 95.1 | 95.7 | .. |
| Hungary | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 93.2 | 94.0 | 92.5 | 95.3 | 95.5 | 95.8 | .. |
| Iceland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 97.8 | 97.2 | 97.8 | 98.3 | 98.5 | 98.7 | .. |
| Ireland | .. | .. | .. | .. | 83.0 | 87.5 | 94.1 | 96.2 | 95.6 | 96.5 | 97.6 | 97.8 | .. |
| Israel | .. | .. | .. | .. | 92.2 | 94.3 | 97.0 | 98.1 | 97.1 | 96.8 | 96.9 | 97.0 | .. |
| Italy | .. | 89.8 | 90.0 | 91.5 | .. | .. | 92.0 | 91.1 | 92.1 | 96.5 | 96.0 | 96.0 | .. |
| Kazakhstan | .. | .. | .. | 85.4 | 86.8 | 87.9 | 88.1 | 90.5 | 92.6 | 92.7 | 92.8 | 93.8 | .. |
| Kyrgyzstan | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 91.8 | .. | 92.6 | 92.4 | 92.2 | 93.3 | 93.8 | .. |
| Latvia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 95.9 | 96.9 | 94.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | .. |
| Liechtenstein | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96.7 | 96.4 | 95.5 | 97.4 | 97.6 | 97.7 | .. |
| Lithuania | .. | 96.7 | 95.7 | 95.5 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 94.3 | 94.3 | 94.1 | 94.4 | .. |
| Luxembourg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 95.6 | 95.4 | 96.5 | 97.8 | 99.0 | 98.7 | .. |
| Malta | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 94.0 | 95.8 | 94.6 | 97.1 | 97.6 | 97.8 | .. |
| Monaco | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 94.2 | 96.2 | 97.9 | 99.3 | 99.4 | 99.5 | .. |
| Montenegro | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 89.2 | 92.2 | 92.6 | 93.2 | 94.3 | 95.0 | .. |
| Netherlands | .. | 74.3 | 78.6 | 84.2 | .. | .. | 86.1 | 86.4 | 87.4 | 91.1 | 91.4 | 91.6 | .. |
| North Macedonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 83.7 | 87.2 | 88.2 | 89.8 | 91.6 | 92.3 | .. |
| Norway | .. | .. | .. | .. | 98.0 | .. | 88.8 | 92.3 | 96.0 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 | .. |
| Poland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 94.2 | 94.6 | 93.4 | 93.4 | 93.5 | .. | .. |
| Portugal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 93.3 | 96.2 | 96.8 | 97.1 | 97.4 | 97.4 | .. |
| Republic of Moldova | 53.6 | 57.7 | 59.5 | 61.5 | 64.7 | 67.2 | 70.9 | 86.0 | 88.8 | 87.7 | 88.3 | 90.4 | .. |
| Romania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96.2 | 96.8 | 97.8 | 98.0 | 98.6 | 99.1 | .. |
| Russian Federation | .. | .. | .. | .. | 94.8 | 94.8 | 97.0 | 97.3 | 98.1 | 98.8 | 98.6 | 98.8 | .. |
| San Marino | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 92.5 | 92.5 | 92.6 | 97.1 | 97.1 | 97.1 | .. |
| Serbia | .. | .. | .. | 91.8 | 92.6 | 92.6 | .. | 94.1 | 95.5 | 95.5 | 95.7 | 97.4 | .. |
| Slovakia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96.9 | 76.3 | 97.7 | 97.5 | 97.4 | 98.7 | .. |
| Slovenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 97.5 | 96.2 | 97.3 | 97.4 | 98.1 | 97.8 | 98.5 | 98.0 | .. |
| Spain | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96.2 | .. | 96.9 | 98.9 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.1 | .. |
| Sweden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 86.2 | 89.4 | 90.2 | 94.8 | 95.2 | 95.1 | .. |
| Switzerland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 95.5 | 95.2 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 98.3 | 98.5 | .. |
| Tajikistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 57.2 | 63.2 | 65.7 | 66.3 | 69.8 | 70.7 | .. |
| Türkiye | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 91.1 | 92.9 | 93.3 | 94.3 | 96.1 | 96.0 | 96.6 |
| Turkmenistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 86.0 | 85.9 | 85.9 | 86.1 | .. |
| Ukraine | .. | 38.9 | .. | 37.4 | .. | .. | 87.0 | 89.4 | 90.7 | 91.3 | 92.1 | 92.7 | .. |
| United Kingdom | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 92.2 | 92.2 | 94.7 | 96.0 | 95.9 | 95.9 | .. |
| United States | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 95.1 | 95.3 | 95.9 | 95.8 | 96.5 | 97.1 | .. |
| Uzbekistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | 63.5 | 68.1 | 69.8 | 71.7 | 72.4 | 79.0 | 82.2 | 84.8 | .. |
INDICATOR 5.b.1
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone. The proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex is defined as the ‘proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex’.
TARGET 5.b
Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
GOAL 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
METADATA
See United Nations Global SDG Database