Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Colombia
Colombia: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 79.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Colombia, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Colombia stood at 79.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Colombia peaked at 79.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, in 2014.
That places Colombia 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 70.6% | — |
| 2015 | 72.8% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.1% | 70.6% | 74.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 76.4% | 79.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 27 Brazil 87.6% compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 85.8% compare
- 29 Peru 85.3% compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 79.1% compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 78.9% compare
- 33 Palestine, State of 77.4% compare
More science & technology data for Colombia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 174.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.74 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 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 78.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,184 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Colombia?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Colombia was 79.4% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Colombia ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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 (%).