Households with television (%) in Niger
Niger: Households with television (%) was 9.9% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Households with television in Niger, 1992–2008
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 9.9% for households with television in 2008. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 59.2% on the previous year and up 101.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with television in Niger peaked at 9.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1992.
Niger ranks 23rd of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Households with television (%) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.9% | — |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +25.6% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +59.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 9.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.8%, 28% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 9.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.9%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.2% | 9.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More infrastructure data for Niger
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 117,563 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4349 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -31.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 117,563 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6059 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households with television in Niger?
- Households with television in Niger was 9.9% in 2008, 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest households with television recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1992.
- How does Niger rank for households with television?
- Niger ranks 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2008.
- Is households with television rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.