Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2008–2024
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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 99.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 99.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2008.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 45th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 90.0% | — |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 90.0% | 93.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 95.0% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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