Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.0%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
111th
of 182 countries
All-time high
83.0%
in 2024
All-time low
62.6%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Nicaragua, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 83.0% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Nicaragua ranks 111th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 62.6% | — |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +2.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 83.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 83.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.6% | 62.6% | 62.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 67.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More science & technology data for Nicaragua
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 105.96 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.06 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 60.02 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1115 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 40.65 (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 Nicaragua?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Nicaragua was 83.0% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2019.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Nicaragua ranks 111th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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 (%).