In 2023, smartphone ownership among formally employed people in Nigeria reached just over 70 percent. By comparison, the share of smartphone owners among the informally employed was less than half. Moreover, smartphone ownership among farmers and dependents was 10 percent and 22 percent, respectively. Overall, according to the source, about 93 percent of the country's population used some type of phone in the said year.
Share of population using smartphones in Nigeria as of 2023, by employment status
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Efina. (December 13, 2023). Share of population using smartphones in Nigeria as of 2023, by employment status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454588/share-of-population-using-smartphones-in-nigeria-by-employment/
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