Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Türkiye, 2000–2024
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 Türkiye is 99.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Türkiye peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2000.
Türkiye ranks 66th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.2% | — |
| 2001 | 87.5% | +74.3% |
| 2002 | 88.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) in Türkiye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +74.3% | 50.2% | 87.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.9% | 50.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 64 Germany 100.0% compare
- 65 North Macedonia 99.9% compare
- 66 Belarus 99.9% compare
- 66 Czechia 99.9% compare
- 66 Georgia 99.9% compare
- 66 Greece 99.9% compare
- 66 Ireland 99.9% compare
- 66 Japan 99.9% compare
- 66 Jordan 99.9% compare
- 66 Republic of Korea 99.9% compare
- 66 Slovenia 99.9% compare
- 66 South Africa 99.9% compare
- 66 Ukraine 99.9% compare
- 66 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.9% compare
- 66 Viet Nam 99.9% compare
- 66 South Korea 99.9% compare
- 66 Turkey 99.9% compare
- 66 United Kingdom 99.9% compare
- 66 Vietnam 99.9% compare
More science & technology data for Türkiye
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 390 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 56 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 15,275 Thousand persons (2025)
- Proportion of individuals using the Internet 89.8% (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 1,760 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 15,275 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 15,275 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Türkiye?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2000.
- How does Türkiye rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network?
- Türkiye ranks 66th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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