Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Dominica
Dominica: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 87.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
91st
of 182 countries
All-time high
89.2%
in 2021
All-time low
81.2%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Dominica, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Dominica stood at 87.4%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
That places Dominica 91st out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 81.2% | — |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 87.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 87.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.2% | 81.2% | 81.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 82.8% | 89.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More science & technology data for Dominica
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 85.19 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8519 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 56,929 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 75.91 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.92 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -8.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.7 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Dominica?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Dominica was 87.4% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2019.
- How does Dominica rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Dominica ranks 91st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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 (%).