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 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Kenya, 2004–2024
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 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 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 142nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 52.0% | — |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 98.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 98.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 | 97.5% | 96.3% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 139 Kazakhstan 98.2% compare
- 139 Tanzania 98.2% compare
- 141 Belize 98.0% compare
- 142 Benin 98.0% compare
- 142 Bhutan 98.0% compare
- 142 El Salvador 98.0% compare
- 142 French Polynesia 98.0% compare
- 142 Libya 98.0% compare
- 142 Nauru 98.0% compare
- 142 Palau 98.0% compare
- 142 Palestine 98.0% compare
- 142 Saint Helena 98.0% compare
- 142 Turkmenistan 98.0% compare
- 142 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.0% compare
- 142 Uganda 98.0% compare
More science & technology data for Kenya
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.48 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 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 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 114.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,079 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 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 Kenya?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Kenya was 98.0% 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 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 142nd 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 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 (%).