Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 87.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Jamaica, 2016–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 87.5% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Jamaica peaked at 97.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 2022.
Jamaica ranks 89th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 96.4% | — |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 87.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 87.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.4% | 97.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 85.3% | 97.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More science & technology data for Jamaica
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 117.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 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 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 301.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 161.41 (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 Jamaica?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Jamaica was 87.5% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Jamaica ranks 89th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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 (%).