Households with television (%) in Ghana
Ghana: Households with television (%) was 47.4% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Households with television in Ghana, 1997–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households with television in Ghana is 47.4%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 192.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with television in Ghana peaked at 47.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1997.
That places Ghana 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
Households with television (%) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.2% | — |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +48.3% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +10.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 47.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.8%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 47.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 24.0% | 47.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More infrastructure data for Ghana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269,356 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7824 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269,356 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households with television in Ghana?
- Households with television in Ghana was 47.4% in 2009, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest households with television recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest households with television recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1997.
- How does Ghana rank for households with television?
- Ghana ranks 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2009.
- Is households with television rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Households with television (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.