Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Burundi
Burundi: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 96.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Burundi, 2006–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Burundi is 96.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Burundi peaked at 96.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2016.
Burundi ranks 161st of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.5% | 82.0% | 83.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 49.0% | 96.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Burundi
- Scientific and technical journal articles 36.26 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 8.65 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 63.16 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 63.16 per 100 people (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5 (2020)
- Share of the population using the Internet 8.6% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 2 (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 0.2% (2018)
- Number of people using the Internet 878,801 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.0203 per 100 people (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Burundi?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Burundi was 96.8% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Burundi ranks 161st 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 Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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 (%)