Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network in New Zealand
New Zealand: Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network in New Zealand, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 98.5% for proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in New Zealand peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2014.
That places New Zealand 85th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 50.0% | — |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +76.0% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.1% | 50.0% | 97.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.5% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More science & technology data for New Zealand
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 6.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,096 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in New Zealand?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in New Zealand was 98.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2014.
- How does New Zealand rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network?
- New Zealand ranks 85th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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 4G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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