Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 80.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.5%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
121st
of 182 countries
All-time high
80.5%
in 2024
All-time low
66.3%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bolivia, 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 Bolivia is 80.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Bolivia ranks 121st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 66.3% | — |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | +1.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 80.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 80.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.3% | 66.3% | 66.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 73.2% | 80.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More science & technology data for Bolivia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 98.03 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9803 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 12.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 11.32 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.7569 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 196.72 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bolivia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Bolivia was 80.5% 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2019.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Bolivia ranks 121st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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 (%).