Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Thailand
Thailand: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Thailand, 2005–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Thailand is 99.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Thailand peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2005.
That places Thailand 108th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.9% | — |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +164.8% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 99.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (34 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 Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +164.8% | 37.8% | 100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 25.9% | 37.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 105 Hungary 99.2% compare
- 106 Eswatini 99.1% compare
- 107 Brunei 99.1% compare
- 108 Anguilla 99.0% compare
- 108 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 108 Aruba 99.0% compare
- 108 Austria 99.0% compare
- 108 Bahamas 99.0% compare
- 108 Bolivia 99.0% compare
- 108 Botswana 99.0% compare
- 108 Chile 99.0% compare
- 108 France 99.0% compare
- 108 Gabon 99.0% compare
- 108 Israel 99.0% compare
- 108 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 108 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 108 Netherlands 99.0% compare
- 108 Philippines 99.0% compare
- 108 Samoa 99.0% compare
- 108 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 108 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 108 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 108 Tunisia 99.0% compare
- 108 United States 99.0% compare
More science & technology data for Thailand
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 160.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 115.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 236.69 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,656 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 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 Thailand?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Thailand was 99.0% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2005.
- How does Thailand rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Thailand ranks 108th 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 Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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 (%).