Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Chile
Chile: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 93.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Chile, 2016–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 93.8% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Chile peaked at 95.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2022.
Chile ranks 62nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 95.3% | — |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +5.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 93.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 97% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Chile's 93.8% 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 | 93.4% | 92.0% | 95.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 88.7% | 93.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More science & technology data for Chile
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.66 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 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 26.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 35.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,573 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Chile?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Chile was 93.8% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Chile ranks 62nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile 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 (%).