Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Romania
Romania: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Romania, 2000–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 100.0% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2023.
The figure is up 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 Romania peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2000.
Romania ranks 58th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 97.0% | 99.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 55 Bulgaria 100.0% compare
- 55 Finland 100.0% compare
- 55 Moldova 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 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 Romania
- Scientific and technical journal articles 10,713 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 119.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 119.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 45 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 91.3% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 772 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.5% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2,784 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 16.09 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Romania?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Romania was 100.0% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Romania ranks 58th 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 Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania 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 (%)