Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 92.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Afghanistan, 2007–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 92.3% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Afghanistan peaked at 92.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 180th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7% | 72.0% | 80.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 80.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 90.0% | 92.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More science & technology data for Afghanistan
- Scientific and technical journal articles 168.85 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 16.1% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 6.61 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.0801 per 100 people (2023)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 33,200 (2023)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.08 per 100 population (2023)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 199.09 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Afghanistan?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Afghanistan was 92.3% in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Afghanistan ranks 180th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)