Wealth (v2.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% households with a cellphone
Subnational regions
Bangladesh
All years

% households with a cellphone

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Bangladesh (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 68.3 71.7 75.0 78.4 81.8 85.2 88.5 89.8 91.0 92.3 93.5 94.8 95.8 96.9 97.9 98.6
Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira 65.8 69.8 73.8 77.8 81.8 85.8 89.9 91.2 92.6 94.0 95.4 96.8 97.2 97.7 98.1 98.6
Bandarban, Cox s Bazar 59.6 62.8 66.1 69.4 72.7 76.0 79.3 82.5 85.7 88.9 92.1 95.3 95.7 96.2 96.6 97.0
Barguna, Bhola, Patuakhali 64.5 67.9 71.4 74.9 78.4 81.9 85.4 87.6 89.9 92.2 94.5 96.8 97.5 98.2 98.9 99.2
Barisal, Jhalokati, Pirojpur 63.9 68.5 73.1 77.6 82.2 86.8 91.4 92.3 93.2 94.2 95.1 96.1 97.0 98.0 98.9 99.2
Bogra, Gaibandha, Jaypurhat 60.0 64.0 68.1 72.1 76.2 80.3 84.3 85.7 87.1 88.4 89.8 91.2 92.9 94.6 96.3 97.5
Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Comilla 80.1 82.6 85.0 87.5 89.9 92.4 94.9 95.2 95.5 95.9 96.2 96.6 97.3 98.1 98.9 99.2
Chittagong 85.2 86.8 88.3 89.9 91.5 93.1 94.7 95.2 95.8 96.4 97.0 97.5 98.1 98.7 99.2 99.5
Chuadanga, Jhenaidah, Kushtia, Meherpur 72.9 75.6 78.2 80.9 83.5 86.1 88.8 89.8 90.9 91.9 92.9 94.0 95.3 96.6 98.0 98.6
Dhaka 90.8 91.7 92.6 93.5 94.4 95.3 96.3 96.6 96.9 97.3 97.6 98.0 98.4 98.9 99.4 99.6
Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon 49.3 55.5 61.6 67.7 73.9 80.0 86.1 87.6 89.1 90.6 92.1 93.6 94.9 96.2 97.5 98.3
Faridpur, Manikganj, Rajbari 71.9 74.3 76.7 79.1 81.5 83.9 86.4 88.2 90.1 91.9 93.8 95.6 96.6 97.5 98.5 99.0
Feni, Lakshmipur, Noakhali 79.6 81.5 83.4 85.3 87.2 89.0 90.9 92.0 93.1 94.1 95.2 96.3 97.0 97.7 98.5 98.9
Gazipur, Narayanganj, Narsingdi 75.0 78.2 81.3 84.4 87.6 90.7 93.8 94.4 94.9 95.5 96.0 96.6 97.2 97.9 98.6 99.0
Gopalganj, Madaripur, Munshiganj, Shariatpur 78.2 80.3 82.4 84.5 86.6 88.7 90.9 92.0 93.2 94.3 95.5 96.7 97.0 97.4 97.8 98.2
Habiganj, Sunamganj 53.0 58.3 63.6 69.0 74.3 79.6 84.9 85.9 86.9 87.9 88.9 89.9 92.6 95.4 98.2 98.7
Jamalpur, Sherpur, Tangail 62.9 66.5 70.1 73.7 77.2 80.8 84.4 86.1 87.7 89.3 90.9 92.5 93.9 95.4 96.8 97.8
Jessore, Magura, Narail 81.9 83.3 84.6 86.0 87.4 88.7 90.1 91.5 92.8 94.2 95.6 96.9 97.4 97.9 98.4 98.8
Khagrachhari, Rangamati (Chattagram) 44.5 52.2 59.9 67.6 75.3 83.0 90.7 90.7 90.7 90.7 90.7 90.7 93.1 95.5 97.9 98.6
Kishoreganj, Mymensingh, Netrakona 54.8 59.1 63.4 67.7 72.0 76.2 80.5 83.0 85.5 88.0 90.5 93.0 94.4 95.8 97.2 98.1
Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur 48.6 54.1 59.5 65.0 70.4 75.8 81.3 83.1 85.0 86.8 88.7 90.5 92.4 94.2 96.1 97.4
Maulvibazar, Sylhet 71.9 74.9 77.8 80.7 83.7 86.6 89.5 90.8 92.1 93.3 94.6 95.9 96.5 97.1 97.7 98.3
Naogaon, Nawabganj, Rajshahi 67.6 69.6 71.6 73.6 75.7 77.7 79.7 82.5 85.2 88.0 90.8 93.5 94.4 95.4 96.3 97.2
Natore, Pabna, Sirajganj 58.5 63.4 68.4 73.3 78.3 83.2 88.1 89.3 90.4 91.6 92.7 93.9 95.1 96.3 97.5 98.3
Lighter numbers are estimates