Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Syria
Syria: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Syria, 2000–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Syria stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Syria peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2002.
Syria ranks 1st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2002 | 40.0% | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +87.5% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (23 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 Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +87.5% | 40.0% | 75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 40.0% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 78.0% | 97.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 94.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Syria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 71.22 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7122 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 17.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 93.08 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 645.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 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 Syria?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Syria was 100.0% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2002.
- How does Syria rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Syria ranks 1st 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 Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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 (%).