Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Sri Lanka, 2001–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 99.5% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 2001.
Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 57.9% | — |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +38.2% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 99.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 99.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 99.6%, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +38.2% | 57.9% | 80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.8% | 57.9% | 96.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.0% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More science & technology data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.55 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 528.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,322 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sri Lanka?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sri Lanka was 99.5% in 2024, 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Sri Lanka ranks 93rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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 (%).