Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Grenada
Grenada: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 80.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Grenada, 2016–2024
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 Grenada stood at 80.1%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Grenada peaked at 92.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2022.
Grenada ranks 122nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 89.9% | — |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 80.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 80.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.9% | 81.4% | 92.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 79.0% | 81.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More science & technology data for Grenada
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 95.76 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9576 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 111,955 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 329.28 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 10.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 10.83 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 42.49 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Grenada?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Grenada was 80.1% 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2022.
- How does Grenada rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Grenada ranks 122nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada 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 (%).