Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Sierra Leone, 2006–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sierra Leone stood at 96.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sierra Leone peaked at 96.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2006.
Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 74.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 89.0% | 96.0% | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Sierra Leone
- Scientific and technical journal articles 86.32 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Share of the population using the Internet 25.1% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.51 million users (2021)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 59.43 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
- Share of people in range of 4G mobile network 75.0% (2023)
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone 47.7% (2023)
- Mobile phone subscribers 356.32 per 1,000 people (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sierra Leone?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sierra Leone was 96.0% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Sierra Leone ranks 165th 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 Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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 (%)