Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 79.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in El Salvador, 2014–2024
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 El Salvador is 79.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in El Salvador peaked at 79.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 125th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 79.1% | — |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 79.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 79.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.6% | 77.1% | 79.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 76.7% | 79.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 176.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 547.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 138 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 138 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in El Salvador?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in El Salvador was 79.8% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- El Salvador ranks 125th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 (%).