Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Australia
Australia: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Australia, 2012–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 89.0% for share of people in range of 4g mobile network in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Australia peaked at 99.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2012.
Australia ranks 144th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 52.2% | — |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +62.8% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 89.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.2%, 90% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Australia's 89.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +62.8% | 52.2% | 85.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.2% | 52.2% | 99.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 85.0% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Australia?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Australia was 89.0% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2012.
- How does Australia rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Australia ranks 144th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people in range of 4G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%).