Households with television (%) in Senegal
Senegal: Households with television (%) was 57.0% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Households with television in Senegal, 1993–2009
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 Senegal is 57.0%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 172.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with television in Senegal peaked at 57.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1993.
Senegal ranks 9th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Households with television (%) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 16.4% | — |
| 1997 | 20.9% | +27.4% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 47.3% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +9.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 57.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.8%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 57.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 16.4% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 26.6% | 57.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More infrastructure data for Senegal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,046 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,046 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households with television in Senegal?
- Households with television in Senegal was 57.0% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest households with television recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1993.
- How does Senegal rank for households with television?
- Senegal ranks 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2009.
- Is households with television rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.