Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Brazil
Brazil: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 87.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Brazil, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 87.6% for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Brazil peaked at 90.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 2017.
Brazil ranks 27th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.3% | — |
| 2015 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 87.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.7% | 83.6% | 85.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 87.6% | 90.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More science & technology data for Brazil
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.93 (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 216.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 25.52 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8978 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 58,292 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Brazil?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Brazil was 87.6% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Brazil ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).