Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cuba
Cuba: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 70.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cuba, 2013–2023
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 Cuba is 70.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 267.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cuba peaked at 70.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2013.
Cuba ranks 120th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.6% | 19.1% | 55.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 63.0% | 70.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More science & technology data for Cuba
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,217 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 8.01 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 72.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 72.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 86 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 70.5% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 21 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.4% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 7.52 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 3.08 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cuba?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cuba was 70.1% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2013.
- How does Cuba rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Cuba ranks 120th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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 (%)