Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Suriname
Suriname: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 89.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
81st
of 182 countries
All-time high
89.2%
in 2024
All-time low
77.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Suriname, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 89.2% 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
That places Suriname 81st 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 77.0% | — |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 89.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 89.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 85.4% | 89.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More science & technology data for Suriname
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 142.12 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.42 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 901,670 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 6.16 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -8.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 26.34 (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 Suriname?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Suriname was 89.2% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2019.
- How does Suriname rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Suriname ranks 81st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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 (%).