As of 2024, Germany had the most 5G base stations among European Union (EU) member states, with over 97,000 base stations installed. The EU has sought to boost the bloc's rollout of 5G networks, starting with the introduction of a 5G action plan in 2016.
Number of 5G base stations in European Union (EU) countries 2024
The source adds the following information: "Reporting period: Estonia excluded due to lack of data; Data for Austria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Finland, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia collected in March 2024; Data for Belgium collected in February 2024; Bulgaria collected in September 2023; France collected in August 2022, Sweden collected in October 2023; Luxembourg collected in December 2022 and Malta collected in March 2023."
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European 5G Observatory. (June 30, 2024). Number of 5G base stations in European Union (EU) countries 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427492/number-of-5g-base-stations-in-eu-countries/
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