Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Germany
Germany: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Germany, 2012–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 100.0% for share of people in range of 4g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Germany peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2012.
Germany ranks 32nd 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 53.0% | — |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +26.4% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +37.5% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.2%, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Germany's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +37.5% | 67.0% | 92.1% |
| 2013 | +26.4% | 53.0% | 67.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.2% | 53.0% | 99.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More science & technology data for Germany
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 129.15 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.31 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 109.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 301.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 108,782 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Germany?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Germany was 100.0% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2012.
- How does Germany rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Germany ranks 32nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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 (%).