Blue numbers are estimated
% households with a phone
1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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Total | 2.85 | 4.27 | 5.69 | 7.11 | 8.53 | 9.95 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 17.0 | 26.1 | 35.2 | 44.3 | 53.4 | 62.6 | 68.7 | 74.8 | 80.9 | 87.0 | 87.2 | 87.3 | 87.5 | 87.6 | 87.8 | ||||
Urban | 5.24 | 9.04 | 12.8 | 16.7 | 20.5 | 24.3 | 28.1 | 31.9 | 35.7 | 39.5 | 43.3 | 52.8 | 62.3 | 71.8 | 81.3 | 90.8 | 92.3 | 93.7 | 95.2 | 96.6 | 96.6 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 96.5 | 96.5 | ||||
Rural | 0.42 | 0.70 | 0.98 | 1.26 | 1.54 | 1.82 | 2.10 | 2.39 | 2.67 | 2.95 | 3.23 | 12.2 | 21.2 | 30.2 | 39.2 | 48.2 | 56.7 | 65.2 | 73.6 | 82.1 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.2 | ||||
Poor | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 1.50 | 1.70 | 10.6 | 19.5 | 28.5 | 37.4 | 46.3 | 54.9 | 63.5 | 72.1 | 80.7 | 80.7 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 81.0 | 81.1 | ||||
Nonpoor | 16.7 | 20.3 | 24.0 | 27.7 | 31.4 | 35.0 | 38.7 | 42.4 | 46.0 | 49.7 | 53.4 | 61.9 | 70.4 | 79.0 | 87.5 | 96.0 | 96.7 | 97.4 | 98.0 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | ||||
Lowest 25% | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 4.38 | 8.68 | 13.0 | 17.3 | 21.6 | 32.9 | 44.3 | 55.7 | 67.0 | 67.4 | 67.8 | 68.3 | 68.7 | 69.1 | ||||
Second 25% | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.57 | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 10.3 | 19.9 | 29.4 | 38.9 | 48.5 | 58.1 | 67.7 | 77.3 | 86.9 | 87.1 | 87.3 | 87.6 | 87.8 | 88.0 | ||||
Third 25% | 0.01 | 0.46 | 0.90 | 1.35 | 2.09 | 2.83 | 3.57 | 4.30 | 5.04 | 5.78 | 6.52 | 21.8 | 37.1 | 52.3 | 67.6 | 82.9 | 85.9 | 88.9 | 91.9 | 94.9 | 94.9 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | ||||
Highest 25% | 11.9 | 16.8 | 21.7 | 26.6 | 31.5 | 36.3 | 41.2 | 46.1 | 51.0 | 55.8 | 60.7 | 68.0 | 75.3 | 82.7 | 90.0 | 97.3 | 97.7 | 98.2 | 98.7 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 99.1 | 99.1 | 99.1 | 99.1 | ||||
Bulawayo | 0.01 | 4.41 | 8.82 | 13.2 | 18.5 | 23.8 | 29.2 | 34.5 | 39.8 | 45.1 | 50.4 | 59.1 | 67.8 | 76.4 | 85.1 | 93.8 | 94.4 | 95.0 | 95.6 | 96.2 | 96.4 | 96.7 | 97.0 | 97.3 | 97.5 | ||||
Harare | 9.79 | 13.2 | 16.6 | 20.0 | 23.4 | 26.8 | 30.2 | 33.6 | 37.0 | 40.4 | 43.8 | 53.4 | 62.9 | 72.4 | 81.9 | 91.4 | 92.8 | 94.1 | 95.4 | 96.7 | 96.8 | 96.9 | 97.0 | 97.1 | 97.1 | ||||
Manicaland | 0.01 | 0.54 | 1.06 | 1.59 | 2.92 | 4.25 | 5.58 | 6.90 | 8.23 | 9.56 | 10.9 | 19.5 | 28.1 | 36.6 | 45.2 | 53.8 | 61.1 | 68.4 | 75.8 | 83.1 | 84.0 | 84.8 | 85.7 | 86.6 | 87.5 | ||||
Mashonaland Central | 1.75 | 2.13 | 2.50 | 2.88 | 3.26 | 3.63 | 4.01 | 4.38 | 4.76 | 5.13 | 5.51 | 14.2 | 22.9 | 31.6 | 40.3 | 49.0 | 56.4 | 63.8 | 71.2 | 78.6 | 78.8 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.6 | ||||
Mashonaland East | 0.01 | 0.68 | 1.34 | 2.01 | 3.40 | 4.79 | 6.18 | 7.56 | 8.95 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 21.9 | 32.0 | 42.1 | 52.3 | 62.4 | 68.3 | 74.1 | 80.0 | 85.8 | 85.7 | 85.6 | 85.5 | 85.4 | 85.2 | ||||
Mashonaland West | 0.21 | 1.50 | 2.78 | 4.07 | 5.36 | 6.64 | 7.93 | 9.21 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 22.4 | 31.7 | 41.1 | 50.4 | 59.7 | 65.8 | 71.8 | 77.8 | 83.9 | 84.4 | 84.9 | 85.4 | 85.9 | 86.4 | ||||
Masvingo | 7.95 | 7.47 | 6.99 | 6.51 | 6.03 | 5.55 | 5.07 | 4.60 | 4.12 | 3.64 | 3.16 | 12.9 | 22.7 | 32.5 | 42.3 | 52.1 | 60.8 | 69.4 | 78.1 | 86.8 | 86.7 | 86.7 | 86.6 | 86.5 | 86.4 | ||||
Matebeleland North | 0.01 | 0.53 | 1.05 | 1.57 | 2.29 | 3.00 | 3.72 | 4.44 | 5.16 | 5.87 | 6.59 | 12.9 | 19.3 | 25.6 | 32.0 | 38.3 | 49.1 | 59.9 | 70.7 | 81.5 | 80.5 | 79.4 | 78.4 | 77.3 | 76.3 | ||||
Matebeleland South | 0.01 | 1.11 | 2.20 | 3.30 | 4.63 | 5.96 | 7.29 | 8.61 | 9.94 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 20.5 | 28.4 | 36.4 | 44.3 | 52.2 | 61.0 | 69.8 | 78.7 | 87.5 | 87.8 | 88.1 | 88.4 | 88.7 | 89.0 | ||||
Midlands | 0.01 | 1.32 | 2.63 | 3.94 | 5.25 | 6.56 | 7.87 | 9.18 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 22.1 | 31.1 | 40.1 | 49.1 | 58.0 | 65.5 | 73.0 | 80.5 | 88.0 | 87.8 | 87.6 | 87.4 | 87.2 | 87.0 |