Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Namibia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 89.0% for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 140.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Namibia peaked at 89.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2010.
That places Namibia 197th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.0% | — |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +76.9% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | +39.1% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +35.1% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +30.2% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +29.0% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 89.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 95.4%, 93% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 89.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.4%, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +76.9% | 13.0% | 23.0% |
| 2012 | +39.1% | 23.0% | 32.0% |
| 2015 | +35.1% | 37.0% | 50.0% |
| 2019 | +30.2% | 53.0% | 69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.0% | 13.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More science & technology data for Namibia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 85.16 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8517 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.16 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6667 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 231.33 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Namibia?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Namibia was 89.0% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- Namibia ranks 197th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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