Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 212 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
18.0%
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2024
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Mongolia, 2000–2024
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 Mongolia is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Mongolia peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2004.
Mongolia ranks 1st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.0% | — |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -71.9% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +61.1% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +41.4% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +44.9% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -71.9% | 64.0% | 18.0% |
| 2005 | +61.1% | 18.0% | 29.0% |
| 2008 | +44.9% | 45.3% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | +41.4% | 29.0% | 41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.5% | 18.0% | 82.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 85.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Mongolia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.67 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.39 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.89 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.11 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.2941 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.9728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 276.87 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 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 Mongolia?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Mongolia was 100.0% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Mongolia ranks 1st 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 Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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 (%).