Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 81.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
81.8%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
115th
of 182 countries
All-time high
84.3%
in 2021
All-time low
78.7%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Paraguay, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Paraguay stood at 81.8%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Paraguay ranks 115th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 78.7% | — |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | +1.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 81.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 81.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.7% | 78.7% | 78.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 80.8% | 84.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More science & technology data for Paraguay
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.61 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.67 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 21.88 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.0659 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 253.35 (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 Paraguay?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Paraguay was 81.8% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2019.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Paraguay ranks 115th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay 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 (%).