Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Honduras
Honduras: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people was 70.94 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Honduras, 1980–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Honduras is 70.94 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Honduras peaked at 113.62 per 100 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1980.
Honduras ranks 177th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Honduras, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1982 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1983 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1984 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1985 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1986 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1987 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1988 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1989 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1993 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1996 | 0.0387 per 100 people | — |
| 1997 | 0.2348 per 100 people | +507.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5532 per 100 people | +135.6% |
| 1999 | 1.21 per 100 people | +119.3% |
| 2000 | 2.36 per 100 people | +94.6% |
| 2001 | 3.52 per 100 people | +49.0% |
| 2002 | 4.71 per 100 people | +33.8% |
| 2003 | 5.33 per 100 people | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 9.69 per 100 people | +81.8% |
| 2005 | 17.14 per 100 people | +76.9% |
| 2006 | 29.26 per 100 people | +70.8% |
| 2007 | 53.41 per 100 people | +82.5% |
| 2008 | 77.51 per 100 people | +45.1% |
| 2009 | 102.45 per 100 people | +32.2% |
| 2010 | 113.62 per 100 people | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 94.4 per 100 people | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 84.57 per 100 people | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 87.38 per 100 people | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 85.24 per 100 people | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 87.13 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 83.22 per 100 people | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 85.87 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 77.71 per 100 people | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 76.03 per 100 people | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 68.78 per 100 people | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 73.48 per 100 people | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 75.86 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 74.41 per 100 people | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 70.94 per 100 people | -4.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 70.94 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.13 per 100 people, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 70.94 per 100 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 112.54 per 100 people, 63% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +507.2% | 0.0387 per 100 people | 0.2348 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.204 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.21 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.54 per 100 people | 2.36 per 100 people | 102.45 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.52 per 100 people | 76.03 per 100 people | 113.62 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.69 per 100 people | 68.78 per 100 people | 75.86 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More science & technology data for Honduras
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.94 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7094 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 70.8 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 130.35 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Honduras?
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Honduras was 70.94 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 113.62 per 100 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1980.
- How does Honduras rank for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Honduras ranks 177th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.