Mobile phone penetration as a percentage of population reached 172% in 2023 in South Africa, according to World Bank. This is 6.71% more than in the previous year.
Historically, mobile phone penetration as a percentage of population in South Africa reached an all time high of 172% in 2023 and an all time low of 0.010% in 1989.
South Africa has been ranked 12th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of mobile phone penetration as a percentage of population.
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