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UK households: ownership of mobile telephones 1996-2018
UK households: ownership of mobile telephones 1996-2018
Percentage of households with mobile phones in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1996 to 2018
The statistic shows the percent of households in the United Kingdom that own a mobile phone from 1996 to 2018. In 1996, when this survey was initiated, only 16 percent of households owned a mobile phone. As of 2018, that number had increased significantly to 95 percent of households. It's important to note that this statistic refers only to mobile phones and excludes landline telephones.
Percentage of households with mobile phones in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1996 to 2018
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| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 95% |
| 2016-17 | 95% |
| 2015-16 | 95% |
| 2014-15 | 94% |
| 2014 | 94% |
| 2013 | 92% |
| 2012 | 87% |
| 2011 | 87% |
| 2010 | 80% |
| 2009 | 81% |
| 2008 | 79% |
| 2007 | 78% |
| 2006 | 80% |
| 2005-06 | 79% |
| 2004-05 | 78% |
| 2003-04 | 76% |
| 2002-03 | 70% |
| 2001-02 | 64% |
| 2000-01 | 47% |
| 1999-2000 | 44% |
| 1998-99 | 26% |
| 1997-98 | 20% |
| 1996-97 | 16% |
| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 95% |
| 2016-17 | 95% |
| 2015-16 | 95% |
| 2014-15 | 94% |
| 2014 | 94% |
| 2013 | 92% |
| 2012 | 87% |
| 2011 | 87% |
| 2010 | 80% |
| 2009 | 81% |
| 2008 | 79% |
| 2007 | 78% |
| 2006 | 80% |
| 2005-06 | 79% |
| 2004-05 | 78% |
| 2003-04 | 76% |
| 2002-03 | 70% |
| 2001-02 | 64% |
| 2000-01 | 47% |
| 1999-2000 | 44% |
| 1998-99 | 26% |
| 1997-98 | 20% |
| 1996-97 | 16% |
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The statistic shows the percent of households in the United Kingdom that own a mobile phone from 1996 to 2018. In 1996, when this survey was initiated, only 16 percent of households owned a mobile phone. As of 2018, that number had increased significantly to 95 percent of households. It's important to note that this statistic refers only to mobile phones and excludes landline telephones.
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- 1996 to 2018
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- Households
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- United Kingdom
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- 1996 to 2018
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- Households
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