Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex was 61.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Ecuador, 2013–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Ecuador is 61.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Ecuador peaked at 74.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2013.
That places Ecuador 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 51.3% | — |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.3% | 51.3% | 59.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 58.8% | 74.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More science & technology data for Ecuador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.02 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5602 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,530 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Ecuador?
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Ecuador was 61.3% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Ecuador ranks 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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