Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Nepal
Nepal: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 98.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Nepal, 2006–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 98.3% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Nepal peaked at 98.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2006.
Nepal ranks 135th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 35.1% | 92.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 93.0% | 98.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More science & technology data for Nepal
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,591 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 29.61 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 99.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 99.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 43 (2017)
- Share of the population using the Internet 46.3% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 20 (2017)
- Number of people using the Internet 12.08 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 10.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 2.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Nepal?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Nepal was 98.3% in 2022, 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2006.
- How does Nepal rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Nepal ranks 135th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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 (%)