Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 196 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
10.0%
in 2006
Years of data
13
2006–2024
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Nepal, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Nepal is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Nepal peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2006.
That places Nepal 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.0% | — |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +251.3% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +129.5% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 35.1% | 92.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 93.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Nepal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 99.85 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9985 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 29.61 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 243.94 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -15.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,591 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Nepal?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Nepal was 100.0% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2006.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network?
- Nepal ranks 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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