Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 98.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Malaysia, 2013–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 98.6% for share of people in range of 4g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 198.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Malaysia peaked at 98.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2013.
Malaysia ranks 89th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15.0% | — |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +120.0% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +115.2% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +1.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 98.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 98.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.7% | 15.0% | 88.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 93.5% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More science & technology data for Malaysia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.66 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 152.6 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 23,691 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Malaysia?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Malaysia was 98.6% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2013.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Malaysia ranks 89th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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 (%).