Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone was 83 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
83
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 35 countries
All-time high
83
in 2018
All-time low
76
in 2017
Years of data
5
2014–2019
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone in Uruguay, 2014–2019
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 83 for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.
Uruguay ranks 26th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 77 | — |
| 2015 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 76 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 83 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 83 | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 83 is below the median for high income countries, which is 98, 85% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 83 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 24 Peru 85
- 25 Azerbaijan 84 compare
- 27 Tunisia 80 compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 79
- 29 Colombia 76 compare
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone in Uruguay?
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone in Uruguay was 83 in 2019, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 76 in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone?
- Uruguay ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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