As of 2018, the share of children with access to a smartphone in Sweden was high among all ages. The majority of Swedish kids had their own smartphone. To be precise, 84 percent of children between nine and 12 years, 97 percent of children 13 to 16 years, and 96 percent of children 17 to 18 years old had their own smartphone that year.
Share of children who had access to smartphones in Sweden in 2018, by age group
Characteristic
Own smartphone
Shares smartphone with family members
No access
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Swedish Media Council. (September 11, 2019). Share of children who had access to smartphones in Sweden in 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049731/access-to-smartphone-among-children-by-age-in-sweden/
Swedish Media Council. "Share of children who had access to smartphones in Sweden in 2018, by age group." Chart. September 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049731/access-to-smartphone-among-children-by-age-in-sweden/
Swedish Media Council. (2019). Share of children who had access to smartphones in Sweden in 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049731/access-to-smartphone-among-children-by-age-in-sweden/
Swedish Media Council. "Share of Children Who Had Access to Smartphones in Sweden in 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049731/access-to-smartphone-among-children-by-age-in-sweden/
Swedish Media Council, Share of children who had access to smartphones in Sweden in 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049731/access-to-smartphone-among-children-by-age-in-sweden/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of children who had access to smartphones in Sweden in 2018, by age group [Graph], Swedish Media Council, September 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049731/access-to-smartphone-among-children-by-age-in-sweden/