Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network in World
World: Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network was 55.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
55.0%
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
16th
of 31 regions
All-time high
55.0%
in 2025
All-time low
9.2%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network in World, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network in World stood at 55.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 497.8% over ten years.
World ranks 16th of 31 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.2% | — |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +91.7% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | +120.3% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +30.7% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
Countries ranked near World
- 13 Iceland 95.0% compare
- 14 Montenegro 91.2% compare
- 15 Poland 91.0% compare
- 16 Liechtenstein 90.0% compare
- 17 Australia 89.0% compare
- 18 Australia and New Zealand 87.8% compare
- 19 Slovak Republic 83.0% compare
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 5g mobile network in World?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network in World was 55.0% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2020.
- How does World rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network?
- World ranks 16th out of 31 regions with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 497.8%. 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 5G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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