Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Kenya
Kenya: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 0.4% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Kenya, 1975–2008
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.4% for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.7% on the previous year and down 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Kenya peaked at 82.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.
That places Kenya 42nd out of 51 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 32.7% | — |
| 1976 | 33.3% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 34.2% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 40.1% | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 57.4% | +43.1% |
| 1980 | 63.0% | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 79.9% | +26.8% |
| 1982 | 81.7% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 69.7% | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 54.5% | -21.8% |
| 1986 | 37.5% | -31.2% |
| 1987 | 39.7% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 42.0% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 46.2% | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 42.4% | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | -17.9% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 34.5% | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 39.6% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 41.6% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | -29.1% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -87.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -86.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.5% | 32.7% | 57.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 59.7% | 37.5% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.5% | 26.5% | 47.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 0.4% | 46.0% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Kenya?
- Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Kenya was 0.4% in 2008, 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 1983.
- What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
- Is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.