Mobile Phone Ownership by State & Sex
Data as of 2025Percentage of individuals owning a mobile phone by state and sex.
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How is this data produced?
This data is tabulated from survey data collected via the ICT Use and Access by Individuals and Households Survey (ICTHS), which has been conducted annually by DOSM since 2018. The survey covers households living in private living quarters, and statistics on ICT use refer to individuals aged 15 years and above. The reference period for ICT use by individuals is the 3 months prior to the interview. For full details on the methodology, please refer to the technical notes in the ICTHS report.
What caveats I should bear in mind when using this data?
Data at state level was first published for 2022; data for 2017-2021 is available for Malaysia only.
Publication(s) using this data
The ICT Use and Access by Individuals and Households Survey Report, 2025, the latest edition of the ICT use and access statistics published by DOSM.
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Dataset description
Percentage of individuals owning a mobile phone by state and sex.
Variable definitions
- Date
- State
- Sex
- Mobile Phone Ownership
Name in Dataset | Variable | Definition |
|---|---|---|
date (Date) | Date | The date in YYYY-MM-DD format, with MM-DD set to 01-01 as the data is at annual frequency |
state (Categorical) | State | One of 16 states, or Malaysia, which has been included for ease of analysis |
sex (Categorical) | Sex | Either both sexes ('both'), male ('male') or female ('female') |
proportion (Float) | Mobile Phone Ownership | Percentage of individuals owning a mobile phone |
Last updated:
03 Oct 2026, 12:00
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Data source(s)
- Department of Statistics Malaysia
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This data is made open under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). A copy of the license is available Here.
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Connect directly to the data with Python.
# If not already installed, do: pip install pandas fastparquet
import pandas as pd
URL_DATA = 'https://storage.dosm.gov.my/icths/icths_mobile_sex.parquet'
df = pd.read_parquet(URL_DATA)
if 'date' in df.columns: df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'])
print(df)Sample OpenAPI query
The following code is an example of how to make an API query to retrieve the data catalogue mentioned above. You can use different programming languages by switching the code accordingly. For a complete guide on possible query parameters and syntax, please refer to the official Open API Documentation.
import requests
import pprint
url = "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=icths_mobile_sex&limit=3"
response_json = requests.get(url=url).json()
pprint.pprint(response_json)
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