Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 61.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ecuador, 2013–2024
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 Ecuador is 61.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ecuador peaked at 62.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2013.
Ecuador ranks 131st of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.3% | 51.3% | 59.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 58.8% | 62.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More science & technology data for Ecuador
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,530 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 101.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 101.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 373 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 77.2% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 35 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.4% (2014)
- Number of people using the Internet 12.22 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 17.25 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ecuador?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ecuador was 61.3% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Ecuador ranks 131st out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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 (%)