Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Namibia
Namibia: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 2.5% in 2005. ▼ Falling
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Namibia, 1991–2005
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Namibia is 2.5%, measured in 2005.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Namibia peaked at 8.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2002.
That places Namibia 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.1% | — |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +30.1% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | +36.8% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | -40.8% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +23.4% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -56.9% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 4.1% | 8.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 28 Mozambique 4.0% compare
- 29 Congo 3.6%
- 30 Burkina Faso 3.6% compare
- 32 Ethiopia 2.1% compare
- 33 South Africa 1.0% compare
- 34 Tunisia 0.9% compare
More science & technology data for Namibia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 85.16 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8517 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.16 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6667 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 231.33 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Namibia?
- Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Namibia was 2.5% in 2005, 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Namibia ranks 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2005.
- Is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.