Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network was 11.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
11.7%
Change on year
up 26.9%
Rank
27th
of 31 groups
All-time high
11.7%
in 2025
All-time low
0.1%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 11.7% for proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 26.9% on the previous year and up 22,502.0% over ten years.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.1% | — |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +1619.5% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +132.4% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +182.6% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | +57.7% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | +26.9% |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 24 Uzbekistan 18.0% compare
- 25 Algeria 0.0%
- 25 Azerbaijan 0.0%
- 25 Chad 0.0%
- 25 Costa Rica 0.0%
- 25 Fiji 0.0%
- 25 Honduras 0.0%
- 25 Kiribati 0.0%
- 25 Malawi 0.0%
- 25 Mali 0.0%
- 25 Namibia 0.0%
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,022 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 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 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -0.2159 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8,160 (2020)
- Patent applications, residents 1,834 (2020)
- Proportion of individuals using the Internet 35.7% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 94.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network in Sub-Saharan Africa was 11.7% in 2025, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22,502.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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