Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Ethiopia, 2004–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Ethiopia stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Ethiopia peaked at 99.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2004.
That places Ethiopia 104th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.7% | — |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +630.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 99.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 99.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 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 Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +630.0% | 10.0% | 73.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 73.0% | 97.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.0% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More science & technology data for Ethiopia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 65.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6508 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 85.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 68.28 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 6,728 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 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 Ethiopia?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Ethiopia was 99.2% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Ethiopia ranks 104th 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 Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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 (%).