Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 98.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Tanzania, 2002–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 98.0% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Tanzania peaked at 98.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2002.
Tanzania ranks 139th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.9% | 25.0% | 85.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 85.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Tanzania
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,453 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2015)
- Share of the population using the Internet 31.2% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 14.37 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.2464 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 168,955 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 2.5 per 100 population (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Tanzania?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Tanzania was 98.0% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Tanzania ranks 139th 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 Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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 (%)