Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Kenya
Kenya: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 98.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Kenya, 2004–2023
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 Kenya is 98.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Kenya peaked at 98.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2004.
Kenya ranks 139th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.6% | 52.0% | 84.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 89.0% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.3% | 98.0% | 4 |
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- 136 Gambia 98.1% compare
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- 139 Palestine 98.0% compare
- 139 Saint Helena 98.0% compare
- 139 Tanzania 98.0% compare
- 139 Turkmenistan 98.0% compare
- 139 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.0% compare
- 139 Uganda 98.0% compare
More science & technology data for Kenya
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,079 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 37 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 35.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 160 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.8% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 14.35 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 3.04 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Kenya?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Kenya was 98.0% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2004.
- How does Kenya rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Kenya ranks 139th 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 Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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 (%)