Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.0%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
138th
of 182 countries
All-time high
74.0%
in 2024
All-time low
60.3%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guatemala, 2019–2024
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 Guatemala stood at 74.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Guatemala ranks 138th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 60.3% | — |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 71.3% | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +2.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 74.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 74.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.3% | 60.3% | 60.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 61.9% | 74.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More science & technology data for Guatemala
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 20.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 192.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.492 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 108.83 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guatemala?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guatemala was 74.0% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Guatemala ranks 138th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 (%).