Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network in Australia
Australia: Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89.0%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
17th
of 34 countries
All-time high
89.0%
in 2024
All-time low
50.0%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network in Australia, 2020–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Australia recorded 89.0% for proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 78.0% over five years.
That places Australia 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 50.0% | — |
| 2021 | 77.5% | +55.0% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 14 Montenegro 91.2% compare
- 15 Poland 91.0% compare
- 16 Liechtenstein 90.0% compare
- 18 Australia and New Zealand 87.8% compare
- 19 Slovakia 83.0% compare
- 20 Maldives 69.0% compare
More science & technology data for Australia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.58 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 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 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 54,589 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network in Australia?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network in Australia was 89.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Australia 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 5G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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