Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 61.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Ecuador, 2013–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Ecuador is 61.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Ecuador peaked at 61.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2013.
That places Ecuador 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 50.2% | — |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.3% | 50.2% | 58.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 58.3% | 61.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 68.3% compare
- 35 Indonesia 64.2% compare
- 36 Côte d'Ivoire 61.8% compare
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 share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Ecuador?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Ecuador was 61.6% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Ecuador ranks 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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 (%).