Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in World
World: Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network was 96.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in World, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 96.3% for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in World peaked at 96.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2010.
That places World 21st out of 35 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41.5% | — |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +31.6% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.9% | 41.5% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 92.6% | 96.3% | 6 |
More science & technology data for World
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.27 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0252 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.1245 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1.02 million (2021)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 140,083 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 2 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 3 Patents (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in World?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in World was 96.3% in 2025, 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2010.
- How does World rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- World ranks 21st out of 35 regions with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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