Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guyana
Guyana: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.0%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
60th
of 182 countries
All-time high
94.0%
in 2024
All-time low
75.3%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guyana, 2019–2024
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 Guyana is 94.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
That places Guyana 60th 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 75.3% | — |
| 2020 | 76.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +4.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 94.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 97% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 94.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.3% | 75.3% | 75.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 76.2% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More science & technology data for Guyana
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.56 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 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 924,876 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.38 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.24 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 8.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 49.61 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guyana?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Guyana was 94.0% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2019.
- How does Guyana rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Guyana ranks 60th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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 (%).