Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Panama
Panama: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 87.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
87.4%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
83rd
of 141 countries
All-time high
87.4%
in 2023
All-time low
83.4%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Panama, 2019–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 87.4% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over five years.
That places Panama 83rd out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.9% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 83.4% | 87.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 87.9% compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 87.6% compare
- 84 Belgium 87.2% compare
- 85 Guyana 87.1% compare
- 86 Jordan 86.1% compare
More science & technology data for Panama
- Scientific and technical journal articles 282.01 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 401 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 72.8% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 35 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.2% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 2.87 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 18.13 per 100 people (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Panama?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Panama was 87.4% in 2023, 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Panama ranks 83rd out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Panama 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 (%)