Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network was 94.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 94.1% for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 94.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2015.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 33rd out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87.1% | — |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.0% | 87.1% | 88.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 89.9% | 94.1% | 6 |
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,022 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -0.2159 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8,160 (2020)
- Patent applications, residents 1,834 (2020)
- Proportion of individuals using the Internet 35.7% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network 88.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Sub-Saharan Africa was 94.1% in 2025, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2015.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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