Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Malawi
Malawi: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 89.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Malawi, 2002–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Malawi stood at 89.1%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Malawi peaked at 96.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 189th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.4% | 20.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 82.0% | 96.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.0% | 89.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 188 Congo 89.3% compare
- 190 Papua New Guinea 89.0% compare
- 191 Peru 88.7% compare
- 192 Madagascar 88.5% compare
More science & technology data for Malawi
- Scientific and technical journal articles 377.51 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2016)
- Share of the population using the Internet 19.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 3 (2016)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.07 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.0864 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 18,707 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Malawi?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Malawi was 89.1% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Malawi ranks 189th 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 Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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 (%)