Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Honduras
Honduras: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 75.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
136th
of 182 countries
All-time high
75.6%
in 2024
All-time low
65.7%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Honduras, 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 Honduras is 75.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Honduras ranks 136th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 67.1% | — |
| 2020 | 65.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 75.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 75.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.1% | 67.1% | 67.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 65.7% | 75.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More science & technology data for Honduras
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.94 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7094 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 7.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 70.8 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 130.35 (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 Honduras?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Honduras was 75.6% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2020.
- How does Honduras rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Honduras ranks 136th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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 (%).