Mobile phone penetration as a percentage of population rose 11.1% to 95.3% in Congo in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, mobile phone penetration as a percentage of population in Congo reached an all time high of 105% in 2016 and an all time low of 0.036% in 1996.
Congo has been ranked 112th within the group of 144 countries we follow in terms of mobile phone penetration as a percentage of population, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mobile Phone Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | % | 49.4% | 44.6% | 44.1% | 42.5% | 45.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 78.9% | 78.9% | 82.5% | 73.6% | 83.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 25.8% | 25.5% | 23.5% | 25.1% | 30.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 38.7% | 38.3% | 42.2% | 44.8% | 47.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 103% | 105% | 95.2% | 91.9% | 88.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 48.0% | 35.5% | 42.0% | 41.9% | 41.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | % | 39.6% | 41.1% | 39.0% | 39.4% | 39.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 139% | 142% | 124% | 134% | 133% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 82.0% | 81.8% | 74.9% | 87.1% | 90.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 73.2% | 70.6% | 70.4% | 71.7% | 76.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 71.1% | 71.7% | 77.7% | 86.7% | 93.7% |
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