Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Kyrgyzstan, 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 Kyrgyzstan is 99.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 99.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2004.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 90th of 212 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.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.2% | — |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +367.3% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | +70.8% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +55.0% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 99.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 99.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile in Kyrgyzstan 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 | +367.3% | 5.2% | 24.3% |
| 2007 | +70.8% | 24.3% | 41.5% |
| 2008 | +55.0% | 41.5% | 64.3% |
| 2009 | +28.7% | 64.3% | 82.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6% | 5.2% | 82.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.0% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.0% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More science & technology data for Kyrgyzstan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.49 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.07 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.05 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 7 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Kyrgyzstan was 99.6% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2004.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 90th 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%).