Households with television (%) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Households with television (%) was 9.9% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Households with television in Tanzania, 1999–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, households with television in Tanzania stood at 9.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 312.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with television in Tanzania peaked at 9.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1999.
Tanzania ranks 22nd of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Households with television (%) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.4% | — |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +12.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 9.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.8%, 28% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 9.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 25% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 2.8% | 9.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More infrastructure data for Tanzania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,299 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1142 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,299 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households with television in Tanzania?
- Households with television in Tanzania was 9.9% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest households with television recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1999.
- How does Tanzania rank for households with television?
- Tanzania ranks 22nd out of 27 countries with data for 2009.
- Is households with television rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 312.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.