Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Norway
Norway: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Norway, 2000–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 99.9% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Norway peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2000.
Norway ranks 61st of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 58 Romania 100.0% compare
- 59 Germany 100.0% compare
- 60 North Macedonia 99.9% 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 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 Norway
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,756 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 109.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 109.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 634 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 99.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 946 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.9% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2,046 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 5.35 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Norway?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Norway was 99.9% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Norway ranks 61st 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 Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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 (%)