Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Ireland
Ireland: Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 196 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2023
All-time low
98.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Ireland stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Ireland peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 61st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 59 Germany 100.0% compare
- 60 North Macedonia 99.9% compare
- 61 Belarus 99.9% compare
- 61 Czechia 99.9% compare
- 61 Georgia 99.9% compare
- 61 Greece 99.9% compare
- 61 Japan 99.9% compare
- 61 Jordan 99.9% compare
- 61 Republic of Korea 99.9% compare
- 61 Slovenia 99.9% compare
- 61 South Africa 99.9% compare
- 61 Ukraine 99.9% compare
- 61 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.9% compare
More science & technology data for Ireland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 83.58 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,720 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Ireland?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Ireland was 99.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network?
- Ireland ranks 61st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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