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 99.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Syria, 2000–2023
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 Syria stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% 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 99.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2002.
Syria ranks 106th of 211 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.
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 | 97.4% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
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- 106 Tunisia 99.0% compare
More science & technology data for Syria
- Scientific and technical journal articles 645.85 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 17.57 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 71.22 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 71.22 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 20 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 33.8% (2018)
- Patent applications, residents 102 (2021)
- Number of people using the Internet 6.61 million users (2018)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 6.86 per 100 people (2023)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 1.62 million (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 99.0% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- 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 106th 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 Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 (%)