Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Latvia
Latvia: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Latvia, 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 Latvia is 99.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Latvia peaked at 99.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 106th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 89.0% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Latvia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,736 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 121.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 121.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 4 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 92.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 104 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.8% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.72 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Latvia?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Latvia was 99.0% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Latvia ranks 106th 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 Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia 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 (%)