Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in North Macedonia, 2000–2023
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 North Macedonia is 99.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in North Macedonia peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2000.
That places North Macedonia 60th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.3% | 90.0% | 99.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 58 Romania 100.0% compare
- 59 Germany 100.0% compare
- 61 Belarus 99.9% compare
- 61 Georgia 99.9% compare
- 61 Greece 99.9% compare
- 61 Japan 99.9% compare
- 61 Macao 99.9% compare
- 61 Norway 99.9% compare
- 61 Slovenia 99.9% compare
- 61 South Korea 99.9% compare
- 61 Ukraine 99.9% compare
- 61 United Kingdom 99.9% compare
- 61 Vietnam 99.9% compare
More science & technology data for North Macedonia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 498.97 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 108.39 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 108.39 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 4 (2013)
- Share of the population using the Internet 93.1% (2025)
- Patent applications, residents 42 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.4% (2024)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 350.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.52 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in North Macedonia?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in North Macedonia was 99.9% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2000.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- North Macedonia ranks 60th 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 North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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 (%)