In 2022, the global average of mobile network coverage was approximately at 97.3 percent. The highest mobile network coverage rate was reported in high-income regions at 99.8 percent and the lowest in low-income regions with 88.9 percent of the population covered by a mobile network.
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*Data from 2022 on changed from 'Developed' and 'Developing' to 'Low-income', 'Lower-middle-income', 'Upper-middle-income' and 'High-income' regions. Figures for previous years adjusted according to latest data set.
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ITU. (August 15, 2023). Share of population covered by mobile (cellular) network worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by regional type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228837/mobile-network-coverage-worldwide-by-regional-type/
ITU. "Share of population covered by mobile (cellular) network worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by regional type." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228837/mobile-network-coverage-worldwide-by-regional-type/
ITU. (2023). Share of population covered by mobile (cellular) network worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by regional type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228837/mobile-network-coverage-worldwide-by-regional-type/
ITU. "Share of Population Covered by Mobile (Cellular) Network Worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by Regional Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228837/mobile-network-coverage-worldwide-by-regional-type/
ITU, Share of population covered by mobile (cellular) network worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by regional type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228837/mobile-network-coverage-worldwide-by-regional-type/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of population covered by mobile (cellular) network worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by regional type [Graph], ITU, August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228837/mobile-network-coverage-worldwide-by-regional-type/