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 74.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2013.
Ecuador ranks 165th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 51.3% | — |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | +2.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 61.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 71% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 61.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.3% | 51.3% | 59.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 58.8% | 74.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More science & technology data for Ecuador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.02 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 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5602 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,530 (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 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 74.5% in 2021.
- 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 165th out of 182 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 (%).