Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Algeria
Algeria: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 0.0% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Algeria, 1970–2007
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.0% for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Algeria peaked at 85.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places Algeria 50th out of 51 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.7% | — |
| 1975 | 26.2% | +358.6% |
| 1976 | 31.3% | +19.3% |
| 1977 | 34.6% | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 43.1% | +24.7% |
| 1979 | 45.4% | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 51.5% | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 58.0% | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 64.1% | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 67.8% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 70.3% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 68.7% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 75.2% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 80.4% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 83.9% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 85.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 78.7% | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | -18.1% |
| 1994 | 57.6% | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 57.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 54.1% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 38.7% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -48.6% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -34.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.0% | 5.7% | 45.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 67.9% | 51.5% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.3% | 40.0% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 0.0% | 46.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Algeria?
- Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Algeria was 0.0% in 2007, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Algeria rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Algeria ranks 50th out of 51 countries with data for 2007.
- Is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unmet demand is unmet applications for connection to the public switched telephone network that have had to be held over owing to a lack of technical facilities (equipment, lines, and the like) divided by the number of main telephone lines in operation.