Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in India
India: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 99.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in India, 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 India is 99.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4,853.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in India peaked at 99.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2014.
That places India 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.0% | — |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +1737.5% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +19.7% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 99.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 99.1% 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 | 59.9% | 2.0% | 97.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 99.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More science & technology data for India
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 79.35 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 389.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6206 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 228,174 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in India?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in India was 99.1% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2014.
- How does India rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- India ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,853.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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 (%).