THE GLOBAL INDEX #078
5G population coverage2021
Percentage of the population covered by a 5G mobile network, rather than the percentage subscribing to the service.
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Source & definition
- Indicator definition
- Percentage of the population covered by a 5G mobile network, rather than the percentage subscribing to the service.
- Unit
- %
- Source & definition
- International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data ·
owid-grapher:population-covered-by-mobile-network-by-network-capability
Original metadata
Share of the population living within range of at least each generation of mobile network, regardless of whether they actually subscribe to or use a mobile phone. Because coverage is cumulative, anyone within range of a newer generation is also counted in the older ones.
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"titleShort": "5G",
"titleLong": "5G",
"descriptionShort": "Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network (%).",
"shortUnit": "%",
"unit": "%",
"timespan": "2018-2025",
"type": "Numeric",
"owidVariableId": 1305552,
"shortName": "_9_c_1__it_mob_5gntwk",
"lastUpdated": "2026-07-31",
"nextUpdate": "2027-07-31",
"citationShort": "International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data",
"citationLong": "International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. “5G” [dataset]. International Telecommunication Union, “Data from multiple sources” [original data].",
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},
"sourceNote": "Share of the population living within range of at least each generation of mobile network, regardless of whether they actually subscribe to or use a mobile phone. Because coverage is cumulative, anyone within range of a newer generation is also counted in the older ones."
}