Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 78.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Dominican Republic, 2015–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 78.6% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Dominican Republic peaked at 91.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2017.
That places Dominican Republic 130th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 91.9% | — |
| 2016 | 83.9% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | -9.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 78.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 78.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.1% | 69.3% | 91.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 74.4% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More science & technology data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 93.71 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9371 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 10.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 215.98 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 202 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 202 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Dominican Republic?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Dominican Republic was 78.6% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2017.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Dominican Republic ranks 130th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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 (%).