Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Colombia
Colombia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 78.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Colombia, 2014–2024
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 Colombia is 78.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Colombia peaked at 78.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2014.
That places Colombia 132nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 69.3% | — |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | +1.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 78.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 78.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.9% | 69.3% | 73.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 75.4% | 78.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More science & technology data for Colombia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 174.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.74 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 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 78.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,184 (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 Colombia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Colombia was 78.1% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Colombia ranks 132nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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 (%).