Households with television (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Households with television (%) was 8.7% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Households with television in Malawi, 2002–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2011, households with television in Malawi stood at 8.7%.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and up 191.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with television in Malawi peaked at 10.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2002.
That places Malawi 24th out of 27 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Households with television (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.0% | — |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +76.7% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +69.8% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -19.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 8.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.8%, 24% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 8.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.9%, 89% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.0% | 9.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.7% | 10.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More infrastructure data for Malawi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,869 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households with television in Malawi?
- Households with television in Malawi was 8.7% in 2011, 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest households with television recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for households with television?
- Malawi ranks 24th out of 27 countries with data for 2011.
- Is households with television rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 191.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.