Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Mexico
Mexico: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Mexico, 2012–2024
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 Mexico is 97.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 224.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Mexico peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2012.
Mexico ranks 104th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.7% | — |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +90.8% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +62.8% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +93.3% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +52.1% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 97.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 99% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 97.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.3% | 9.7% | 90.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 93.5% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More science & technology data for Mexico
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.49 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.16 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 152.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 74.57 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18,982 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Mexico?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Mexico was 97.4% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2012.
- How does Mexico rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Mexico ranks 104th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 224.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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 (%).