Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in World
World: Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network was 98.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in World, 2010–2025
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 World is 98.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in World peaked at 98.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2010.
World ranks 25th of 35 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 86.4% | — |
| 2011 | 87.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.1% | 86.4% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.0% | 98.1% | 6 |
More science & technology data for World
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.27 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 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 0.0252 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.1245 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1.02 million (2021)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 140,083 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 2 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 3 Patents (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in World?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in World was 98.1% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2010.
- How does World rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network?
- World ranks 25th out of 35 regions with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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