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 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Nigeria, 2002–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Nigeria stood at 95.3%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% 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 171st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38.0% | — |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +38.3% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +1.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 95.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 95.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.9%, 98% of the median. (48 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 Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +38.3% | 60.0% | 83.0% |
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 | 93.4% | 90.8% | 95.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 168 Lesotho 95.8% compare
- 168 Peru 95.8% compare
- 170 Uruguay 95.4% compare
- 172 North Korea 95.1% compare
- 173 Costa Rica 95.0% compare
- 173 Solomon Islands 95.0% compare
More science & technology data for Nigeria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.76 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7076 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 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 246.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -28.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -26.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,799 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 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 Nigeria?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Nigeria was 95.3% 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 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 171st 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 Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 (%).