Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Philippines
Philippines: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Philippines, 2012–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 98.7% 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 3.3% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Philippines peaked at 98.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2012.
That places Philippines 88th 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 13 years of available data.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.0% | — |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +350.0% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | +77.8% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +105.1% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +19.4% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +3.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 98.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 98.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +350.0% | 6.0% | 27.0% |
| 2016 | +105.1% | 39.0% | 80.0% |
| 2014 | +77.8% | 27.0% | 48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.0% | 6.0% | 80.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 80.0% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More science & technology data for Philippines
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 115.3 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.15 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 133.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 451.89 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.8706 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4,752 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Philippines?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Philippines was 98.7% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2012.
- How does Philippines rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Philippines ranks 88th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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 (%).