Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 85.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
85.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
101st
of 182 countries
All-time high
87.1%
in 2019
All-time low
85.0%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 85.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 101st out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 87.1% | — |
| 2020 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 85.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 88% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 85.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.1% | 87.1% | 87.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.0% | 86.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 99 Saint Lucia 86.3% compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 85.9% compare
- 102 Tanzania 85.3% compare
- 103 Costa Rica 85.2% compare
- 104 Uzbekistan 84.8% compare
- 104 Vietnam 84.8% compare
- 104 Gabon 84.8% compare
More science & technology data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.89 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.19 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 55,592 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 213.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 35.5 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 85.8% 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2022.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 101st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 (%).