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 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Nepal, 2006–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 100.0% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% 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 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2006.
Nepal ranks 1st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.0% | — |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +251.3% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +129.5% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 100.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (6 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 Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +251.3% | 10.0% | 35.1% |
| 2013 | +129.5% | 35.1% | 80.6% |
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 | 96.9% | 93.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Nepal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 99.85 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9985 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 29.61 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 243.94 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -15.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,591 (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 Nepal?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Nepal 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- 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 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 Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 (%).