In 2022, 98.1 percent of German households owned at least one mobile phone, basically unchanged compared to the previous year. This statistic shows the share of households owning a mobile phone in Germany from 2000 to 2022.
Share of private households owning a mobile phone in Germany from 2000 to 2022
private households (excl. self-employed and farmers)
Supplementary notes
The LWR survey did not take place in 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2018. The figures for those years are based on die data of the EVS (Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe = Income and Consumption Survey), the other years on LWR (Laufende Wirtschaftrechnungen = ongoing budget surveys). The figures can not be compared without adjustment. No data available for 1999 and 2002.
According to the source, the figures include cordless landline phones.
The source adds the following information: "Private household equipment, excluding households of self-employed or farmers and households with a monthly household net income of 18,000 euros and above."
On EVS the source states:"Private households at the main residence, with a monthly income of less than 18,000 euros. Overall people without permanent residence (homeless) and people in collective homes and institutions are not included in the survey."
The cutoff date is January 1 of each year.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (October 27, 2022). Share of private households owning a mobile phone in Germany from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/468838/mobile-phones-household-penetration-rate-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Share of private households owning a mobile phone in Germany from 2000 to 2022." Chart. October 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/468838/mobile-phones-household-penetration-rate-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2022). Share of private households owning a mobile phone in Germany from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/468838/mobile-phones-household-penetration-rate-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Share of Private Households Owning a Mobile Phone in Germany from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/468838/mobile-phones-household-penetration-rate-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Share of private households owning a mobile phone in Germany from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/468838/mobile-phones-household-penetration-rate-germany/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of private households owning a mobile phone in Germany from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, October 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/468838/mobile-phones-household-penetration-rate-germany/
