Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Japan
Japan: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Japan, 2000–2023
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 Japan is 99.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Japan peaked at 99.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2000.
That places Japan 61st out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 58 Romania 100.0% compare
- 59 Germany 100.0% compare
- 60 North Macedonia 99.9% compare
- 61 Belarus 99.9% compare
- 61 Georgia 99.9% compare
- 61 Greece 99.9% compare
- 61 Macao 99.9% compare
- 61 Norway 99.9% compare
- 61 Slovenia 99.9% compare
- 61 South Korea 99.9% compare
- 61 Ukraine 99.9% compare
- 61 United Kingdom 99.9% compare
- 61 Vietnam 99.9% compare
More science & technology data for Japan
- Scientific and technical journal articles 96,543 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 66,748 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 85.5% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 222,452 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 3.4% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 104.21 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 38.63 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 Japan?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Japan was 99.9% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Japan ranks 61st 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 Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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 (%)