Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Mexico
Mexico: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 81.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Mexico, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 81.2% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Mexico peaked at 81.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2014.
Mexico ranks 119th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 63.0% | — |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 81.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 81.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.3% | 63.0% | 73.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 75.1% | 81.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More science & technology data for Mexico
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.49 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 152.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 74.57 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18,982 (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 Mexico?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Mexico was 81.2% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Mexico ranks 119th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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 (%).