Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 92.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
92.8%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
57th
of 141 countries
All-time high
92.8%
in 2023
All-time low
91.0%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bahamas, 2019–2023
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 Bahamas is 92.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over five years.
That places Bahamas 57th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.0% | 91.0% | 91.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 91.3% | 92.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More science & technology data for Bahamas
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14.98 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 387,960 (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 96.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 96.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 48 (2017)
- Share of the population using the Internet 92.5% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 4 (2017)
- Number of people using the Internet 366,057 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 25.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 101,396 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bahamas?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bahamas was 92.8% in 2023, 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2019.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Bahamas ranks 57th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Bahamas 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 (%)