Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Greece
Greece: Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Greece, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Greece recorded 99.9% for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Greece peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 2009.
That places Greece 45th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 88.0% | — |
| 2009 | 74.5% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 99.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.8%, 1.0× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Greece's 99.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +28.9% | 74.5% | 96.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 74.5% | 88.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 96.0% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 44 Germany 100.0% compare
- 45 Belarus 99.9% compare
- 45 Georgia 99.9% compare
- 45 Ireland 99.9% compare
- 45 Japan 99.9% compare
- 45 Jordan 99.9% compare
- 45 Republic of Korea 99.9% compare
- 45 Republic of Moldova 99.9% compare
- 45 Slovenia 99.9% compare
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.9% compare
- 45 South Korea 99.9% compare
- 45 Moldova 99.9% compare
- 45 United Kingdom 99.9% compare
More science & technology data for Greece
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5798 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,552 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Greece?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Greece 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 3g mobile network recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- Greece ranks 45th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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