Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Argentina
Argentina: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
79th
of 182 countries
All-time high
90.0%
in 2024
All-time low
84.3%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Argentina, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Argentina is 90.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Argentina ranks 79th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 84.3% | — |
| 2020 | 87.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 90.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 90.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.3% | 84.3% | 84.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 87.9% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More science & technology data for Argentina
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.24 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 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 64.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 22.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,589 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Argentina?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Argentina was 90.0% 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2019.
- How does Argentina rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Argentina ranks 79th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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 (%).