Households with television in South Africa
South Africa: Households with television was 74.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Households with television in South Africa, 2001–2010
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 74.7% for households with television in 2010. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with television in South Africa peaked at 74.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2001.
South Africa ranks 7th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Households with television in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 53.8% | — |
| 2002 | 56.3% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.2% | 53.8% | 71.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 74.7% | 74.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More infrastructure data for South Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 179.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households with television in South Africa?
- Households with television in South Africa was 74.7% in 2010, 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest households with television recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for households with television?
- South Africa ranks 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2010.
- Is households with television rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.