Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 87.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
87.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
89th
of 182 countries
All-time high
88.3%
in 2021
All-time low
87.1%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Antigua and Barbuda, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 87.5% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 89th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 88.2% | — |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 87.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 90% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 87.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.2% | 88.2% | 88.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 87.1% | 88.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More science & technology data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 200.54 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 2.01 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 186,182 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 423.14 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.651 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 4 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Antigua and Barbuda was 87.5% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2022.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 89th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).