Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 81.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
116th
of 182 countries
All-time high
81.6%
in 2024
All-time low
75.2%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Venezuela, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Venezuela is 81.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
That places Venezuela 116th 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 76.1% | — |
| 2020 | 75.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 81.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 81.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.7%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 75.2% | 81.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More science & technology data for Venezuela
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 71.01 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7101 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 20.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 22.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 474.63 (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 Venezuela?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Venezuela was 81.6% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Venezuela ranks 116th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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 (%).