Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 98.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Malaysia, 2001–2023
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 Malaysia stood at 98.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Malaysia peaked at 98.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2008.
Malaysia ranks 132nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.6% | 92.0% | 95.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.8% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 96.7% | 98.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 129 Argentina 98.9% compare
- 130 Cote d'Ivoire 98.7% compare
- 131 New Zealand 98.6% compare
- 133 Algeria 98.5% compare
- 134 Montenegro 98.5% compare
- 135 Nepal 98.3% compare
More science & technology data for Malaysia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 23,691 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 6,651 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 98.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 883 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.0% (2022)
- Number of people using the Internet 33.17 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 13.55 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 Malaysia?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Malaysia was 98.6% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2008.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Malaysia ranks 132nd 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 Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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 (%)