Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in India
India: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in India, 2000–2024
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 India stood at 99.3%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in India peaked at 99.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2000.
India ranks 103rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.1% | — |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +44.5% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | +99.7% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 99.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 99.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 99.6%, 100% of 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 India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +99.7% | 30.5% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | +44.5% | 21.1% | 30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.8% | 21.1% | 83.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 93.5% | 99.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More science & technology data for India
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 79.35 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 389.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6206 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 228,174 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 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 India?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in India was 99.3% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2000.
- How does India rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- India ranks 103rd 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 India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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 (%).