Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Canada
Canada: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Canada, 2012–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 99.5% for share of people in range of 4g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Canada peaked at 99.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2012.
Canada ranks 53rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 67.0% | — |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 99.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.2%, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.8% | 67.0% | 99.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 51 Bangladesh 99.6% compare
- 52 Albania 99.6% compare
- 54 South Africa 99.4% compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 99.4% compare
- 55 Moldova 99.4% compare
More science & technology data for Canada
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.11 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9064 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 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 63,720 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Canada?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Canada was 99.5% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Canada ranks 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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 (%).