Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Saudi Arabia, 2001–2023
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 Saudi Arabia is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Saudi Arabia peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2001.
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.8% | 92.0% | 98.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Saudi Arabia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 24,595 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 54.18 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2,581 (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2001.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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 (%)