Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 94.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 94.1%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Nigeria peaked at 99.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2002.
Nigeria ranks 173rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.3% | 38.0% | 90.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 68.5% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 90.8% | 94.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 170 Costa Rica 95.0% compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 95.0% compare
- 172 Tajikistan 94.3% compare
- 174 Comoros 94.0% compare
- 174 Venezuela 94.0% compare
- 176 Uruguay 93.9% compare
More science & technology data for Nigeria
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,799 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 598 (2020)
- Share of the population using the Internet 41.2% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 410 (2020)
- Number of people using the Internet 77.60 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.0787 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 183,207 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Nigeria?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Nigeria was 94.1% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2002.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Nigeria ranks 173rd 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 Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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 (%)