Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 84.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
84.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
107th
of 182 countries
All-time high
84.1%
in 2024
All-time low
82.4%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago stood at 84.1%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 107th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 82.4% | — |
| 2020 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 84.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 87% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 84.1% 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 | 82.4% | 82.4% | 82.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 82.6% | 84.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More science & technology data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.79 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.31 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 393.25 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -11.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 245.56 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Trinidad and Tobago was 84.1% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2019.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 107th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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 (%).