Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: 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 Viet Nam, 2012–2024
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 Viet Nam is 99.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Viet Nam peaked at 99.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2012.
Viet Nam ranks 59th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 31.0% | — |
| 2013 | 40.6% | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +35.5% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Viet Nam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +35.5% | 40.6% | 55.0% |
| 2013 | +31.1% | 31.0% | 40.6% |
| 2015 | +27.3% | 55.0% | 70.0% |
| 2017 | +26.7% | 77.3% | 98.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.4% | 31.0% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 58 North Macedonia 99.9% compare
- 59 Bermuda 99.8% compare
- 59 South Africa 99.8% compare
- 59 Vietnam 99.8% compare
More science & technology data for Viet Nam
- Proportion of individuals using the Internet 84.2% (2024)
- Patents - technology diffusion 68 Patents (2023)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 99.9% (2024)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network 99.8% (2024)
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 84.8% (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Agricultural 17.59 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants 836.11 (2023)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a 70.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Viet Nam?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2012.
- How does Viet Nam rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- Viet Nam ranks 59th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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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