Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex was 94.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
94.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
64th
of 185 countries
All-time high
94.4%
in 2023
All-time low
91.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Bahamas, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Bahamas stood at 94.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
That places Bahamas 64th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 91.0% | — |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 94.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 94.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 84.1%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.0% | 91.0% | 91.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 91.3% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More science & technology data for Bahamas
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 96.68 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9668 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 387,960 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 39.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14.98 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Bahamas?
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Bahamas was 94.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2019.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Bahamas ranks 64th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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