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UK households: ownership of mobile telephones 1996-2017

Percentage of households with mobile phones in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2017

The data displays the % of households in the UK that own a mobile phone. In 1996, when this survey initiated, only 16% of households owned a mobile phone. As of 2017, that number had increased significantly to 95% of households. It's important to note that this statistic refers only to mobile phones and excludes landline telephones.

1996-97	16
1997-98	20
1998-99	26
1999-2000	44
2000-01	47
2001-02	64
2002-03	70
2003-04	76
2004-05	78
2005-06	79
2006	80
2007	78
2008	79
2009	81
2010	80
2011	87
2012	87
2013	92
2014	94
2014-15	94
2015-16	95
2016-17	95

UK households: ownership of mobile telephones 1996-2017

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