Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Albania
Albania: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 212 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
84.0%
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2024
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Albania, 2001–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 100.0% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Albania peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2001.
Albania ranks 1st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 84.0% | — |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.1% | 84.0% | 99.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 98.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Albania?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Albania was 100.0% in 2024, 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 Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2001.
- How does Albania rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Albania ranks 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania 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 (%).