Follow @globaldatalab on Twitter
Blue numbers are estimated
% households with a TV
| 1991 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India (Asia/Pacific) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 18.9 | 20.7 | 22.6 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 28.2 | 30.0 | 31.9 | 33.7 | 35.2 | 36.7 | 38.2 | 39.7 | 41.2 | 42.7 | 44.2 | 46.9 | 49.6 | 52.3 | 55.0 | 57.8 | 60.5 | 61.7 | 62.8 | 64.0 | 65.2 | 66.4 | 67.5 |
| Urban | 49.2 | 51.7 | 54.2 | 56.7 | 59.2 | 61.7 | 64.2 | 66.7 | 69.2 | 69.7 | 70.3 | 70.9 | 71.5 | 72.0 | 72.6 | 73.2 | 75.6 | 78.1 | 80.6 | 83.1 | 85.5 | 88.0 | 87.8 | 87.5 | 87.3 | 87.0 | 86.8 | 86.6 |
| Rural | 7.32 | 8.93 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 13.8 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 18.6 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 23.0 | 24.4 | 25.9 | 27.3 | 28.7 | 30.1 | 33.1 | 36.0 | 38.9 | 41.8 | 44.7 | 47.6 | 49.1 | 50.5 | 52.0 | 53.5 | 54.9 | 56.4 |
| Poor | 5.33 | 6.76 | 8.19 | 9.62 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 15.3 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 21.0 | 21.9 | 22.7 | 23.7 | 24.7 | 25.7 | 26.7 | 27.6 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 29.2 | 29.3 | 29.4 |
| Nonpoor | 81.6 | 82.7 | 83.8 | 84.9 | 85.9 | 87.0 | 88.1 | 89.2 | 90.3 | 90.5 | 90.7 | 91.0 | 91.2 | 91.5 | 91.7 | 91.9 | 92.7 | 93.4 | 94.1 | 94.9 | 95.6 | 96.3 | 95.5 | 94.6 | 93.7 | 92.8 | 92.0 | 91.1 |
| Lowest 25% | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.50 | 0.94 | 1.38 | 1.82 | 2.26 | 2.70 | 3.14 | 3.10 | 3.05 | 3.01 | 2.96 | 2.92 | 2.87 | 5.16 | 7.44 | 9.73 | 12.0 | 14.3 | 16.6 |
| Second 25% | 0.39 | 0.58 | 0.89 | 1.19 | 1.50 | 1.80 | 2.11 | 2.41 | 2.72 | 5.57 | 8.42 | 11.3 | 14.1 | 17.0 | 19.8 | 22.7 | 27.0 | 31.4 | 35.8 | 40.1 | 44.5 | 48.9 | 51.8 | 54.7 | 57.6 | 60.5 | 63.4 | 66.4 |
| Third 25% | 6.96 | 10.4 | 14.8 | 19.2 | 23.7 | 28.1 | 32.5 | 36.9 | 41.3 | 43.7 | 46.1 | 48.5 | 50.9 | 53.3 | 55.7 | 58.1 | 63.6 | 69.1 | 74.6 | 80.1 | 85.6 | 91.1 | 90.8 | 90.5 | 90.1 | 89.8 | 89.5 | 89.2 |
| Highest 25% | 69.2 | 71.9 | 74.6 | 77.3 | 80.0 | 82.8 | 85.5 | 88.2 | 90.9 | 91.2 | 91.4 | 91.7 | 92.0 | 92.2 | 92.5 | 92.8 | 93.8 | 94.9 | 96.0 | 97.0 | 98.1 | 99.1 | 98.9 | 98.8 | 98.6 | 98.4 | 98.2 | 98.0 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 88.9 | 88.9 | 88.9 | 88.9 | 88.9 | 88.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 15.7 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 22.2 | 24.4 | 26.5 | 28.7 | 30.9 | 33.1 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 40.4 | 42.9 | 45.4 | 47.8 | 50.3 | 54.6 | 59.0 | 63.4 | 67.8 | 72.2 | 76.5 | 78.0 | 79.6 | 81.1 | 82.6 | 84.1 | 85.6 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 16.6 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 28.3 | 30.3 | 32.2 | 33.5 | 34.8 | 36.1 | 37.4 | 38.7 | 40.0 | 41.3 | 45.3 | 49.2 | 53.2 | 57.1 | 61.0 | 65.0 | 65.4 | 65.8 | 66.2 | 66.6 | 66.9 | 67.3 |
| Assam | 10.7 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 19.6 | 21.7 | 23.8 | 25.9 | 28.0 | 30.1 | 32.2 | 34.3 | 36.1 | 37.9 | 39.6 | 41.4 | 43.1 | 44.9 | 44.9 | 45.0 | 45.1 | 45.2 | 45.2 | 45.3 |
| Bihar | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 21.4 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 25.4 |
| Chandigarth | 93.4 | 93.4 | 93.3 | 93.2 | 93.1 | 93.0 | 92.9 | 92.8 | 92.8 | 92.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 43.4 | 46.1 | 48.8 | 51.5 | 54.2 | 56.9 | 59.6 | 62.3 | 65.0 | 67.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 99.9 | 97.0 | 94.2 | 91.3 | 85.6 | 80.0 | 74.3 | 68.6 | 62.9 | 57.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daman and Diu | 76.3 | 76.3 | 76.3 | 76.3 | 76.3 | 76.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goa | 46.8 | 49.1 | 51.4 | 53.7 | 56.0 | 58.3 | 60.6 | 62.9 | 65.2 | 66.9 | 68.7 | 70.4 | 72.2 | 73.9 | 75.7 | 77.5 | 80.4 | 83.3 | 86.2 | 89.1 | 92.0 | 94.9 | 94.5 | 94.0 | 93.6 | 93.2 | 92.7 | 92.3 |
| Gujarat | 21.8 | 24.4 | 27.1 | 29.7 | 32.3 | 35.0 | 37.6 | 40.2 | 42.9 | 44.4 | 46.0 | 47.6 | 49.1 | 50.7 | 52.3 | 53.8 | 57.0 | 60.2 | 63.4 | 66.5 | 69.7 | 72.9 | 73.1 | 73.3 | 73.5 | 73.7 | 73.9 | 74.1 |
| Haryana | 37.8 | 40.3 | 42.8 | 45.3 | 47.8 | 50.3 | 52.8 | 55.3 | 57.8 | 58.6 | 59.4 | 60.2 | 61.0 | 61.8 | 62.6 | 63.4 | 65.7 | 68.0 | 70.3 | 72.6 | 74.8 | 77.1 | 79.8 | 82.4 | 85.0 | 87.7 | 90.3 | 93.0 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 28.6 | 32.2 | 35.7 | 39.3 | 42.8 | 46.4 | 49.9 | 53.5 | 57.0 | 59.2 | 61.5 | 63.7 | 65.9 | 68.1 | 70.3 | 72.6 | 74.8 | 77.0 | 79.3 | 81.5 | 83.8 | 86.0 | 86.6 | 87.2 | 87.8 | 88.4 | 89.0 | 89.6 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 36.0 | 37.9 | 39.9 | 41.8 | 43.8 | 45.7 | 47.7 | 49.6 | 51.5 | 53.2 | 54.8 | 56.4 | 58.0 | 59.6 | 61.2 | 62.9 | 65.7 | 68.5 | 71.4 | 74.2 | 77.1 | 79.9 | 77.8 | 75.7 | 73.6 | 71.5 | 69.4 | 67.3 |
| Jharkhand | 41.2 | 40.8 | 40.4 | 40.0 | 39.6 | 39.3 | 38.9 | 38.5 | 38.1 | 37.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 19.3 | 21.9 | 24.6 | 27.3 | 30.0 | 32.7 | 35.4 | 38.0 | 40.7 | 42.6 | 44.4 | 46.3 | 48.1 | 49.9 | 51.8 | 53.6 | 56.9 | 60.3 | 63.6 | 66.9 | 70.2 | 73.5 | 75.9 | 78.3 | 80.7 | 83.1 | 85.5 | 87.9 |
| Kerala | 16.6 | 19.2 | 21.9 | 24.6 | 27.3 | 30.0 | 32.7 | 35.3 | 38.0 | 42.3 | 46.5 | 50.7 | 55.0 | 59.2 | 63.4 | 67.7 | 71.5 | 75.3 | 79.1 | 83.0 | 86.8 | 90.6 | 91.1 | 91.6 | 92.0 | 92.5 | 93.0 | 93.5 |
| Lakshadweep | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 18.8 | 20.1 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 24.2 | 25.5 | 26.9 | 28.2 | 29.6 | 30.3 | 31.0 | 31.7 | 32.5 | 33.2 | 33.9 | 34.6 | 36.1 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 41.9 | 43.4 | 46.4 | 49.4 | 52.4 | 55.4 | 58.5 | 61.5 |
| Maharashtra | 27.9 | 30.4 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 40.6 | 43.1 | 45.7 | 48.2 | 49.7 | 51.2 | 52.8 | 54.3 | 55.8 | 57.3 | 58.8 | 61.6 | 64.4 | 67.2 | 70.0 | 72.8 | 75.6 | 75.8 | 76.0 | 76.1 | 76.3 | 76.5 | 76.7 |
| Manipur | 17.7 | 19.1 | 20.4 | 21.8 | 23.1 | 24.5 | 25.8 | 27.2 | 28.5 | 31.3 | 34.0 | 36.8 | 39.5 | 42.3 | 45.0 | 47.8 | 55.0 | 62.3 | 69.5 | 76.8 | 84.1 | 91.3 | 85.9 | 80.4 | 74.9 | 69.5 | 64.0 | 58.6 |
| Meghalaya | 19.3 | 20.0 | 20.6 | 21.3 | 22.0 | 22.6 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 24.7 | 27.1 | 29.4 | 31.8 | 34.2 | 36.6 | 39.0 | 41.4 | 47.0 | 52.7 | 58.3 | 64.0 | 69.6 | 75.3 | 71.7 | 68.0 | 64.4 | 60.8 | 57.1 | 53.5 |
| Mizoram | 13.9 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 18.8 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 21.7 | 25.5 | 29.3 | 33.1 | 36.9 | 40.7 | 44.5 | 48.3 | 56.0 | 63.7 | 71.4 | 79.1 | 86.8 | 94.5 | 91.1 | 87.7 | 84.3 | 80.9 | 77.5 | 74.1 |
| Nagaland | 12.3 | 13.8 | 15.2 | 16.7 | 18.2 | 19.6 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 31.9 | 33.9 | 35.9 | 37.9 | 47.4 | 57.0 | 66.5 | 76.0 | 85.6 | 95.1 | 85.8 | 76.5 | 67.1 | 57.8 | 48.5 | 39.2 |
| New Delhi | 67.6 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 74.9 | 77.4 | 79.9 | 82.3 | 84.8 | 87.2 | 86.6 | 86.0 | 85.4 | 84.8 | 84.2 | 83.6 | 83.0 | 84.6 | 86.3 | 88.0 | 89.6 | 91.3 | 92.9 | 92.1 | 91.3 | 90.5 | 89.7 | 88.8 | 88.0 |
| Orissa | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 17.1 | 18.8 | 20.5 | 22.2 | 23.8 | 25.5 | 27.2 | 28.9 | 31.4 | 33.9 | 36.4 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 46.2 | 48.3 | 50.5 | 52.6 | 54.8 | 57.0 |
| Puducherry | 97.9 | 97.6 | 97.2 | 96.9 | 96.6 | 96.2 | 95.9 | 95.6 | 95.2 | 94.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Punjab | 49.3 | 51.9 | 54.4 | 57.0 | 59.5 | 62.1 | 64.7 | 67.2 | 69.8 | 71.0 | 72.3 | 73.5 | 74.8 | 76.0 | 77.3 | 78.5 | 80.2 | 81.9 | 83.6 | 85.3 | 87.0 | 88.6 | 89.7 | 90.7 | 91.8 | 92.8 | 93.9 | 94.9 |
| Rajasthan | 14.7 | 16.6 | 18.4 | 20.2 | 22.0 | 23.9 | 25.7 | 27.5 | 29.4 | 30.4 | 31.5 | 32.6 | 33.7 | 34.8 | 35.9 | 37.0 | 38.9 | 40.9 | 42.9 | 44.8 | 46.8 | 48.8 | 51.7 | 54.6 | 57.5 | 60.5 | 63.4 | 66.3 |
| Sikkim | 33.4 | 35.6 | 37.8 | 40.1 | 42.3 | 44.6 | 46.8 | 49.1 | 51.3 | 53.5 | 55.8 | 60.9 | 66.1 | 71.3 | 76.4 | 81.6 | 86.7 | 87.5 | 88.2 | 88.9 | 89.7 | 90.4 | 91.1 | |||||
| Tamil Nadu | 17.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 25.1 | 27.6 | 30.1 | 32.6 | 35.2 | 37.7 | 39.9 | 42.1 | 44.3 | 46.5 | 48.7 | 50.9 | 53.1 | 59.8 | 66.5 | 73.2 | 79.9 | 86.6 | 93.3 | 93.6 | 94.0 | 94.4 | 94.7 | 95.1 | 95.5 |
| Telangana | 79.5 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 79.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tripura | 15.1 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 21.5 | 23.6 | 25.8 | 27.9 | 30.1 | 32.2 | 34.3 | 36.4 | 38.4 | 40.5 | 42.6 | 44.6 | 46.7 | 51.1 | 55.4 | 59.8 | 64.1 | 68.5 | 72.8 | 71.5 | 70.1 | 68.8 | 67.5 | 66.1 | 64.8 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 15.5 | 16.9 | 18.2 | 19.6 | 21.0 | 22.4 | 23.8 | 25.2 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 29.1 | 30.4 | 31.6 | 32.9 | 34.1 | 35.4 | 35.9 | 36.5 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 38.1 | 38.6 | 40.1 | 41.5 | 43.0 | 44.4 | 45.9 | 47.3 |
| Uttaranchal | 74.9 | 75.2 | 75.5 | 75.9 | 76.2 | 76.5 | 76.8 | 77.2 | 77.5 | 77.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 17.9 | 19.1 | 20.2 | 21.3 | 22.4 | 23.6 | 24.7 | 25.8 | 27.0 | 28.2 | 29.4 | 30.7 | 31.9 | 33.1 | 34.3 | 35.6 | 38.1 | 40.7 | 43.2 | 45.8 | 48.3 | 50.9 | 53.4 | 55.9 | 58.4 | 60.8 | 63.3 | 65.8 |