Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%) was 86.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
86.3%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
104th
of 187 countries
All-time high
86.3%
in 2024
All-time low
84.1%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Saint Lucia, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Saint Lucia stood at 86.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Saint Lucia ranks 104th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 84.8% | — |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 86.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 87.3%, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 86.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 84.1%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 84.1% | 86.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 101 Azerbaijan 86.6% compare
- 102 Lebanon 86.5% compare
- 102 Peru 86.5% compare
- 105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 85.9% compare
- 106 Saint Kitts and Nevis 85.8% compare
- 107 United Republic of Tanzania 85.3% compare
More science & technology data for Saint Lucia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 98.67 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9867 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 176,399 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 289.18 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 7 (2001)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 7 (2001)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Saint Lucia?
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Saint Lucia was 86.3% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Saint Lucia ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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