⚠️ Unconfirmedtechnology2022

Share of households with a television (at least one TV set)

Name: Share of households with a television (at least one TV set)
Creator: United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) via UNData
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, households, television, asset ownership, media access, living standards, UNSD, UNData

Percent of households that own at least one television set, based on internationally comparable household survey/census compilations (UNData/UNSD).

Source: United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) via UNData•159 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

72.1%

Median: 92.0%

Countries Covered

159

with available data

Highest

Norway

99.7%

Lowest

South Sudan

4.8%

Top 5 Countries

1Norway99.7%

2Singapore99.7%

3Switzerland99.7%

4Iceland99.6%

5South Korea99.6%

By Region

Oceania98.9%(2 countries)

Europe98.6%(32 countries)

North America90.8%(4 countries)

Asia89.9%(24 countries)

South America86.2%(7 countries)

Key Findings

•TV ownership is near-universal (≈99% of households) across much of Europe, North America, and high-income Asia-Pacific.
•Large gaps persist in several low-income countries, where fewer than 20% of households report owning a TV set.
•The indicator often rises quickly alongside electrification and urbanization, making it a useful ‘everyday technology’ proxy for development.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (4.8%)High (99.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 72.1%)

Oceania (2)

Europe (32)

North America (4)

Asia (24)

South America (7)

Africa (9)

Other (81)

About This Statistic

This statistic measures the percentage of households that report owning at least one television set. It’s a simple but revealing indicator of household asset ownership and access to broadcast (and increasingly connected) media—often tracking electrification, disposable income, and urbanization.

The UN Statistics Division (UNSD) compiles this indicator from national population and housing censuses and household surveys and disseminates it through UNData. While many high-income countries are near saturation, variation remains substantial in parts of Sub‑Saharan Africa and some low‑income or conflict‑affected settings, making it a surprisingly informative “everyday technology” metric.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Norway	99.7%
2	Singapore	99.7%
3	Switzerland	99.7%
4	Iceland	99.6%
5	South Korea	99.6%
6	Sweden	99.6%
7	Finland	99.5%
8	Germany	99.5%
9	Japan	99.5%
10	Netherlands	99.5%
11	Armenia	99.5%
12	Denmark	99.4%
13	Kuwait	99.4%
14	Luxembourg	99.4%
15	United Kingdom	99.4%
16	People's Republic of China	99.3%
17	Ireland	99.3%
18	Israel	99.3%
19	Slovenia	99.3%
20	France	99.2%
21	Italy	99.2%
22	Qatar	99.2%
23	Saudi Arabia	99.2%
24	United States of America	99.2%
25	Bahrain	99.2%
26	Estonia	99.1%
27	Spain	99.1%
28	Andorra	99.1%
29	Belgium	99.1%
30	Croatia	99.0%
31	Greece	99.0%
32	Lithuania	99.0%
33	Oman	99.0%
34	Poland	99.0%
35	Slovakia	99.0%
36	Bahamas	99.0%
37	Czech Republic	98.9%
38	Hungary	98.9%
39	Latvia	98.9%
40	Portugal	98.9%
41	Russian Federation	98.9%
42	Australia	98.9%
43	Canada	98.8%
44	New Zealand	98.8%
45	Belarus	98.7%
46	Mauritius	98.7%
47	Ukraine	98.7%
48	Cyprus	98.6%
49	Albania	98.6%
50	Serbia	98.5%
51	Bhutan	98.3%
52	Kazakhstan	98.2%
53	Tunisia	97.9%
54	Uruguay	97.9%
55	Romania	97.8%
56	Afghanistan	97.8%
57	Chile	97.6%
58	Türkiye	97.5%
59	Jordan	97.4%
60	Lebanon	97.1%
61	Malaysia	97.1%
62	Bosnia and Herzegovina	97.1%
63	The Republic of North Macedonia	97.0%
64	Algeria	96.9%
65	Austria	96.7%
66	Moldova, Republic of	96.6%
67	Brazil	96.4%
68	Thailand	96.2%
69	Islamic Republic of Iran	96.1%
70	Costa Rica	96.0%
71	Georgia	96.0%
72	Egypt	96.0%
73	Uzbekistan	95.2%
74	Libya	94.7%
75	Colombia	94.4%
76	Cape Verde	94.0%
77	Mexico	93.7%
78	Cuba	93.5%
79	Trinidad and Tobago	92.2%
80	Kyrgyzstan	92.0%
81	Tajikistan	92.0%
82	Venezuela	92.0%
83	Iraq	91.4%
84	Ecuador	91.2%
85	Botswana	91.0%
86	Peru	90.4%
87	Belize	90.2%
88	Vietnam	90.0%
89	Philippines	88.8%
90	Mongolia	88.3%
91	Syrian Arab Republic	88.0%
92	Morocco	87.5%
93	Dominican Republic	85.9%
94	Jamaica	85.0%
95	Indonesia	83.9%
96	Bulgaria	83.5%
97	South Africa	82.0%
98	Suriname	79.0%
99	Paraguay	78.5%
100	Panama	74.8%
101	Bolivia	74.1%
102	Pakistan	74.0%
103	Sri Lanka	72.4%
104	Guyana	72.0%
105	Guatemala	71.3%
106	India	69.8%
107	El Salvador	66.8%
108	Yemen	64.0%
109	Solomon Islands	63.0%
110	Honduras	62.9%
111	Nicaragua	62.0%
112	Angola	55.2%
113	Nepal	54.2%
114	Ghana	52.5%
115	Bangladesh	47.5%
116	Nigeria	46.7%
117	Djibouti	45.0%
118	Kenya	42.8%
119	Cote d'Ivoire	41.5%
120	Cambodia	41.0%
121	Zimbabwe	37.5%
122	Haiti	37.1%
123	Argentina	35.4%
124	Namibia	35.0%
125	Sudan	31.0%
126	Lao People's Democratic Republic	27.3%
127	Senegal	26.5%
128	Myanmar	25.1%
129	Lesotho	23.5%
130	Cameroon	23.4%
131	Mauritania	23.0%
132	Fiji	21.7%
133	Papua New Guinea	21.0%
134	Republic of The Gambia	20.0%
135	Comoros	19.5%
136	Brunei Darussalam	18.9%
137	Uganda	18.2%
138	Ethiopia	18.1%
139	Republic of the Congo	18.0%
140	Zambia	18.0%
141	Mali	17.7%
142	Togo	17.1%
143	Guinea	16.2%
144	Madagascar	13.9%
145	Central African Republic	13.2%
146	Benin	12.4%
147	Malawi	12.2%
148	Mozambique	11.8%
149	Liberia	11.6%
150	United Republic of Tanzania	11.5%
151	Rwanda	11.0%
152	Democratic Republic of the Congo	9.1%
153	Niger	9.0%
154	Sierra Leone	8.4%
155	Burundi	7.6%
156	Chad	6.4%
157	Eritrea	6.2%
158	Somalia	6.0%
159	South Sudan	4.8%

Showing 159 of 159 countries

Topics

#statistic-of-the-day #ai-generated #households #television #asset ownership #media access #living standards #UNSD #UNData

Data Source

This data comes from United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) via UNData (2022).

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