Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Peru
Peru: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
29th
of 37 countries
All-time high
85.3%
in 2024
All-time low
76.2%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Peru, 2017–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 85.3% for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
That places Peru 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 76.2% | — |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.7% | 76.2% | 79.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 78.9% | 85.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 26 Thailand 88.8% compare
- 27 Brazil 87.6% compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 85.8% compare
- 30 Colombia 79.4% compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 79.1% compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 78.9% compare
More science & technology data for Peru
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.62 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.25 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 42.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 32.25 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,242 (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 Peru?
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex in Peru was 85.3% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Peru ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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 (%).