Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 34 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2024
All-time low
80.0%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network in United Arab Emirates, 2020–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network in United Arab Emirates is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.3% over five years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 80.0% | — |
| 2021 | 90.7% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More science & technology data for United Arab Emirates
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 203.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 2.04 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 22.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 298.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 7,075 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network in United Arab Emirates?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network in United Arab Emirates was 99.5% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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