Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2022
All-time low
85.0%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2009–2024
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Saudi Arabia, 2009–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Saudi Arabia is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Saudi Arabia peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2009.
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 85.0% | — |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 90.0% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Saudi Arabia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 159.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.53 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 54.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.41 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 24,595 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Saudi Arabia?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Saudi Arabia was 100.0% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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