The statistic depicts the mobile penetration rate, by world region, in the 3rd quarter of 2011. In the Middle East, the penetration rate in the 3rd quarter of 2011 was 96 percent.
Mobile penetration rate in the 3rd quarter of 2011, by world region
(in percent)
Characteristic
Penetration rate
Western Europe
126%
Central & Eastern Europe
123%
Latin america
100%
North america
97%
Middle East
96%
Rest of APAC
82%
India
70%
China
69%
Africa
55%
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Ericsson. (November 7, 2011). Mobile penetration rate in the 3rd quarter of 2011, by world region (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276507/mobile-penetration-rate-in-2011-by-region/
Ericsson. "Mobile penetration rate in the 3rd quarter of 2011, by world region (in percent)." Chart. November 7, 2011. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276507/mobile-penetration-rate-in-2011-by-region/
Ericsson. (2011). Mobile penetration rate in the 3rd quarter of 2011, by world region (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276507/mobile-penetration-rate-in-2011-by-region/
Ericsson. "Mobile Penetration Rate in The 3rd Quarter of 2011, by World Region (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276507/mobile-penetration-rate-in-2011-by-region/
Ericsson, Mobile penetration rate in the 3rd quarter of 2011, by world region (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276507/mobile-penetration-rate-in-2011-by-region/ (last visited April 28, 2025)
Mobile penetration rate in the 3rd quarter of 2011, by world region (in percent) [Graph], Ericsson, November 7, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276507/mobile-penetration-rate-in-2011-by-region/
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