Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Vietnam, 2006–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 99.9% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Vietnam peaked at 99.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2006.
Vietnam ranks 63rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 70.0% | — |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 99.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 94.0% | 99.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 61 Germany 100.0% compare
- 62 North Macedonia 99.9% compare
- 63 Belarus 99.9% compare
- 63 Czechia 99.9% compare
- 63 Georgia 99.9% compare
- 63 Greece 99.9% compare
- 63 Ireland 99.9% compare
- 63 Japan 99.9% compare
- 63 Jordan 99.9% compare
- 63 Macao 99.9% compare
- 63 Slovenia 99.9% compare
- 63 South Africa 99.9% compare
- 63 South Korea 99.9% compare
- 63 Turkey 99.9% compare
- 63 Ukraine 99.9% compare
- 63 United Kingdom 99.9% compare
More science & technology data for Vietnam
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 127.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 128.87 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 419.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 10,644 (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 Vietnam?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Vietnam was 99.9% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2006.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Vietnam ranks 63rd 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 Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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 (%).