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 99.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Bangladesh, 2001–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 99.6% 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 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% 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 99.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2001.
Bangladesh ranks 86th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
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% | 99.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More science & technology data for Bangladesh
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,259 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 108.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 108.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 373 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 53.4% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 74 (2021)
- Number of people using the Internet 65.25 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 8.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 14.04 million (2024)
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 99.6% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2023.
- 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 86th 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 Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 (%)