Wealth (v2.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% households with a cellphone
Subnational regions
South Africa
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
South Africa (Africa)  
Total 84.8 86.1 87.5 88.9 90.2 91.6 92.9 94.3 95.7 97.0 98.4 99.8
Eastern Cape 74.5 76.9 79.3 81.8 84.2 86.6 89.0 91.5 93.9 95.9 97.9 99.9
Free State 83.9 85.2 86.4 87.7 88.9 90.2 91.4 92.7 93.9 95.2 96.4 97.7
Gauteng 92.4 92.9 93.4 93.9 94.4 94.9 95.4 96.0 96.5 97.0 97.5 98.0
KwaZulu Natal 82.7 84.3 85.9 87.5 89.1 90.7 92.3 93.9 95.5 96.9 98.4 99.9
Mpumalanga 86.7 88.1 89.5 90.8 92.2 93.5 94.9 96.2 97.6 98.4 99.1 99.9
North West 81.3 83.2 85.1 87.0 88.9 90.8 92.6 94.5 96.4 97.6 98.7 99.9
Northern Cape 74.0 76.2 78.4 80.5 82.7 84.8 87.0 89.2 91.3 93.5 95.7 97.8
Northern Province 83.6 85.2 86.7 88.3 89.9 91.4 93.0 94.5 96.1 97.4 98.6 99.9
Western Cape 84.8 86.1 87.4 88.7 90.0 91.3 92.6 93.9 95.2 96.5 97.8 99.1
Lighter numbers are estimates