Mobile phone ownership, by district
Share of individuals who own a mobile phone for Pakistan, each province and every district, from PBS's PSLM district survey 2019-20 (with 2014-15 district figures where PBS repeats them).
Latest values · 30 Jun 2020 (sex: all, locality: total)
| Area | % |
|---|---|
| Pakistan | 45.52 |
| Sindh | 49.33 |
| Punjab | 44.95 |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 43.41 |
| Balochistan | 41.59 |
| Karachi East (Sindh) | 73.34 |
| Karachi Central (Sindh) | 67.87 |
| Korangi (Sindh) | 66.44 |
| Karachi South (Sindh) | 64.81 |
| Islamabad (Islamabad) | 64.65 |
| Malir (Sindh) | 64.64 |
| Karachi West (Sindh) | 61.01 |
| Kohlu (Balochistan) | 58.50 |
| Lahore (Punjab) | 56.94 |
| Rawalpindi (Punjab) | 55.68 |
| Lasbela (Balochistan) | 54.97 |
| Abbottabad (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 53.11 |
| Larkana (Sindh) | 52.69 |
| Chakwal (Punjab) | 52.39 |
| Swat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 51.38 |
| Kambar Shahdad Kot (Sindh) | 51.30 |
| Attock (Punjab) | 51.23 |
| Shangla (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 50.74 |
| Pishin (Balochistan) | 50.42 |
| Chitral (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 49.57 |
| Gujrat (Punjab) | 49.37 |
| Hyderabad (Sindh) | 49.27 |
| Gujranwala (Punjab) | 49.15 |
| Tank (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 49.01 |
| Haripur (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 48.80 |
98 more rows (smaller districts, tehsils and other breakdowns) — every row via /v1/series/regional.pslm.mobile_ownership?dims=… with a free key.
About this series
Share of individuals who own a mobile phone for Pakistan, each province and every district, from PBS's PSLM district survey 2019-20 (with 2014-15 district figures where PBS repeats them).
Use cases
- Chart mobile phone ownership, by district and its full history in a dashboard or research note
- Size a market district by district with mobile phone ownership, by district
- Compare provinces and districts on mobile phone ownership, by district
- Pull mobile phone ownership, by district into your stack as JSON or CSV
Who uses this
- Development researcher
- Market-sizing / retail planner
- Policy analyst
- Journalist
Metadata
| Series ID | regional.pslm.mobile_ownership |
|---|---|
| Source | PBS |
| Unit | % |
| Frequency | Survey |
| First observation | 30 Jun 2020 |
| Last observation | 30 Jun 2020 |
| Tier | basic |
Fetch it
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
"https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/regional.pslm.mobile_ownership"JSON by default; add ?format=csv for CSV, from/to to filter dates, or transform=yoy|mom|pct_change|3ma|index for server-side transforms. See the series endpoint docs and pricing.
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FAQ
What is Mobile phone ownership, by district?
Share of individuals who own a mobile phone for Pakistan, each province and every district, from PBS's PSLM district survey 2019-20 (with 2014-15 district figures where PBS repeats them).
Does PakDataHub have Pakistan provincial and district data on Mobile phone ownership, by district?
Yes. Mobile phone ownership, by district is an official Pakistan provincial and district time series (survey, from PBS) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2020 to 2020. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/regional.pslm.mobile_ownership, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).
How far back does Mobile phone ownership, by district go?
PakDataHub carries Mobile phone ownership, by district covering 2020 to 2020, updated on a survey basis from PBS.
How do I get Mobile phone ownership, by district via the API?
Call GET /v1/series/regional.pslm.mobile_ownership with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.