Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Peru
Peru: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 86.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.0%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
87th
of 141 countries
All-time high
86.0%
in 2023
All-time low
79.2%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Peru, 2017–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 86.0% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
That places Peru 87th 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 | 80.6% | 79.2% | 81.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 81.8% | 86.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 84 Belgium 87.2% compare
- 85 Guyana 87.1% compare
- 86 Jordan 86.1% compare
- 88 Dominican Republic 84.4% compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 84.3% compare
- 90 Cape Verde 84.2% compare
More science & technology data for Peru
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,242 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 42.64 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 124.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 124.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,141 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 82.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 94 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.2% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 23.58 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 11.68 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Peru?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Peru was 86.0% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Peru ranks 87th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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 (%)