Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 51.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Zimbabwe, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Zimbabwe stood at 51.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 2,480.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Zimbabwe peaked at 51.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2014.
Zimbabwe ranks 196th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.0% | — |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +450.0% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +105.8% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +53.4% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.1% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 40.1% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 44.7% | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +15.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 51.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 51.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.8%, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.4% | 2.0% | 35.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 35.0% | 51.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 193 Yemen 56.7% compare
- 194 Cook Islands 55.0% compare
- 195 Sudan 54.0% compare
- 197 Cuba 50.2% compare
- 198 Guyana 50.0% compare
- 199 Democratic Republic of Congo 45.0% compare
- 199 East Timor 45.0% compare
More science & technology data for Zimbabwe
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.25 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9425 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 38.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.85 (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 Zimbabwe?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Zimbabwe was 51.6% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Zimbabwe ranks 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,480.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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 (%).