Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Egypt, 2009–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Egypt stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Egypt peaked at 99.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2009.
Egypt ranks 59th of 206 countries 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 3G mobile network in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 77.0% | — |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 87.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.2% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 57 Australia and New Zealand 99.8% compare
- 58 Rwanda 99.8% compare
- 59 Czechia 99.8% compare
- 61 Croatia 99.8% compare
- 62 Bangladesh 99.7% compare
More science & technology data for Egypt
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,854 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Egypt?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Egypt was 99.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- Egypt ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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 3G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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