Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Bangladesh, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Bangladesh is 99.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Bangladesh peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2014.
That places Bangladesh 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 59.0% | — |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 99.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 99.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 98.2%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.5% | 59.0% | 82.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.8% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More science & technology data for Bangladesh
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 1,468 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,259 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Bangladesh?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Bangladesh was 99.6% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Bangladesh ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 (%).