Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Bangladesh, 2001–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 99.7% 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 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Bangladesh peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2001.
Bangladesh ranks 85th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 40.0% | — |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 99.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 99.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +40.0% | 50.0% | 70.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.7% | 40.0% | 93.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 96.0% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More science & technology data for Bangladesh
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 1,468 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,259 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Bangladesh?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Bangladesh was 99.7% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Bangladesh ranks 85th 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 Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 (%).