Mobile phone usage among Turkish people peaked in 2023 at 97.3 percent. Turkish men recorded a higher rate of mobile phone usage than women each year. The share of men using mobile phones in the last three months amounted to nearly 99 percent in 2023 compared to 96 percent among women.
Share of population using a mobile phone in Turkey from 2018 to 2023, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
Total
2023
98.7%
95.8%
97.3%
2022
98%
93.7%
95.8%
2021
98.3%
93.7%
96%
2020
97.8%
92.7%
95.3%
2019
96.9%
90.2%
93.5%
2018
96.3%
89.1%
92.7%
88%90%92%94%96%98%100%
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The source indicates that the data in the table represent the proportion of mobile phone usage of individuals in the last three months. (January-March 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
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TurkStat. (September 13, 2023). Share of population using a mobile phone in Turkey from 2018 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415806/turkey-mobile-phone-usage-by-gender/
TurkStat. "Share of population using a mobile phone in Turkey from 2018 to 2023, by gender." Chart. September 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415806/turkey-mobile-phone-usage-by-gender/
TurkStat. (2023). Share of population using a mobile phone in Turkey from 2018 to 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415806/turkey-mobile-phone-usage-by-gender/
TurkStat. "Share of Population Using a Mobile Phone in Turkey from 2018 to 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415806/turkey-mobile-phone-usage-by-gender/
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Share of population using a mobile phone in Turkey from 2018 to 2023, by gender [Graph], TurkStat, September 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415806/turkey-mobile-phone-usage-by-gender/
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